Cynthia
Americannoun
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Artemis: so called from her birth on Mt. Cynthus, on Delos.
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Literary. the moon, the emblem of Artemis.
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a female given name.
noun
Example Sentences
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His wife, Cynthia Robertson, had campaigned door-to-door for Platner but now says she will vote for him only to defeat Collins, hoping the party eventually replaces him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
My wife, Cynthia, a hiker, had traveled with Shelley and Dave on a trip last year through the Grand Canyon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Cynthia Kuo, a 29-year-old elementary school teacher, said Trump was the "kind of person who just says whatever pops into his head."
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Along the way, as Troup told author Michael Wallis in the book “Route 66: The Mother Road,” Cynthia came up with a phrase she thought was songworthy.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Cynthia peeled one of the stamps from the book, stuck it on her forehead, then made a funny face at her grandfather.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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