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Melanie

American  
[mel-uh-nee] / ˈmɛl ə ni /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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A bathroom renovation—new tiles, cabinets, widening door openings, taking out the tub and installing a walk-in shower—can cost $45,000 or more, says Melanie Towle, owner of Elevate Design | Build.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

"It's very energetic, very chaotic," said Melanie Mendoza, a waitress at the Bourbon and Branch, a bar not far from the iconic Garden that is fully decked out in the team's colors.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

"It is known as the picture that broke the internet. It was a commercial masterstroke," said Melanie Ropp, from social media marketing company the Goat Agency.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Food and Drug Administration has set an October deadline for its decision, said Melanie Paff, vice president and medicines development leader for hepatitis B at GSK.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

One time, at a training camp during the beginning of the season, Ed instructed us to free fence, and I was paired with an up-and-coming fencer named Melanie.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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