Leda
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Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
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Astronomy. a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
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Example Sentences
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Gary Gillespie, founder of Leda Art Supply, plans to use part of his $18,000 to pay down a credit line used to invest in new products.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
“We have to make excuses when our friends want to come over because there is nowhere for them to go,” said 15-year-old Leda.
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2024
In Maggie Gyllenhaal’s affecting drama “The Lost Daughter,” both were cast as Leda, a professor and mother who struggled with choices made in her past.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024
Inspired by the work of acclaimed Asian American designer Isamu Noguchi, Georgia ic25’s Leda rings are designed “to emulate the organic outlines used in Noguchi’s sculptures.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023
When Leda gets startled, she wets herself; I have to clean her up.
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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