Myra
Americannoun
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an ancient city in SW Asia Minor, in Lycia.
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a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “extraordinary.”
Example Sentences
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The visiting professorship was established in 1990, with previous incumbents including Sir Ian McKellen, Dame Myra Syal and Dame Diana Rigg.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
Myra Aragon, 52, from the Philippines, moved between them, helping organise the day's distribution with a smile on her face.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
That juror, Myra Crosby, has said Hill pressed her about her doubts about the prosecution’s case, then used bogus social-media posts as a pretext for engineering her ouster.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Here is a possible timeline for the complicated process of restoring the full international flow of crude oil and liquefied natural gas, as explained by Myra P. Saefong in the Commodities Corner column.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
The marketwoman had felt better about losing her Myra after she had talked with Rab.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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