Lowell
Americannoun
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Abbott Lawrence 1856–1943, political scientist and educator: president of Harvard University 1909–33.
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his sister Amy, 1874–1925, U.S. poet and critic.
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James Russell, 1819–91, U.S. poet, essayist, and diplomat.
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Percival, 1855–1916, U.S. astronomer and author (brother of Abbott Lawrence Lowell and Amy Lowell).
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Robert, 1917–77, U.S. poet.
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a city in NE Massachusetts, on the Merrimack River.
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a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “little wolf.”
noun
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Amy ( Lawrence ). 1874–1925, US imagist poet and critic
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James Russell. 1819–91, US poet, essayist, and diplomat, noted for his series of poems in Yankee dialect, Biglow Papers (1848; 1867)
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Robert ( Traill Spence ). 1917–77, US poet. His volumes of verse include Lord Weary's Castle (1946), Life Studies (1959), For the Union Dead (1964), and a book of free translations of European poems, Imitations (1961)
Example Sentences
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Susanna and Grace bond while singing a gentle duet about former patients Robert Lowell and Sylvia Plath.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
“You’re imagining two beloved Massachusetts institutions, which is a Dunkin’ iced coffee and the Kennedy family dynasty,” said John Cluverius, a political scientist at UMass, Lowell.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
The San Francisco Unified School District said it is aware of the allegations at Lowell High School “regarding inappropriate questions on a teacher’s exam and other related concerns,” according to district spokesperson Laura Dudnick.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
During Friday's hearing, one of Lemon's lawyers, Abbe Lowell, expressed concerns to the judge that investigators had taken Lemon's mobile phone when they arrested him in Los Angeles late last month, according to US media.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
A guard, escorting the arrivals to their cells, introduced them: “Mr. York, Mr. Latham, I’d like you to know Mr. Smith here. And Mr. Hickock. And Mr. Lowell Lee Andrews— ‘the nicest boy in Wolcott!’”
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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