The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Still, every spare inch is crammed with more than 32 different kinds of orchids imported from around the world, including such beauties as the flame-like Epidendrum radicans and the rare Dimorphorchis lowii.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
His previous feature, 2016’s love-it-or-hate-it loony toon “The Neon Demon,” was a modeling industry semi-satire that featured beauties quite literally gobbling up their ingenue competition.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
Following his previous film, “The Neon Demon,” “Her Private Hell” finds the director returning to some of his beloved motifs, such as impossibly glamorous yet noir-tinged spaces populated by blank-faced beauties in wickedly chic clothes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Sonza reflected on "Brutal Paraiso," an album she composed to "talk about life and its difficulties and beauties."
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
I wander through the aisles of carefully pruned plants, looking but not touching, because I have learned the hard way how deadly these beauties can be.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
