Scheherazade
Americannoun
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(inThe Arabian Nights' Entertainments ) the wife of the sultan of India, who relates such interesting tales nightly that the sultan spares her life.
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(italics) a symphonic suite (1888) by Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov.
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The painstaking animation and tracking process involved months of additional rehearsal and shooting with dancer Carol Haney, the live model for Scheherazade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Barth said he felt like Scheherazade in “The Thousand and One Nights,” desperately trying to survive by creating literature.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
The Scheherazade Foundation, which facilitated the return of the lock of hair, said it had originally been in the possession of Captain Speedy.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2023
Last month Italy impounded the Scheherazade, after it appeared to be readying to set sail from the port of Marina di Carrara, on the northern coast of Tuscany.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
Before she can finish each one, we are told “the morning overtook Scheherazade, who lapsed into silence,” leaving the king burning to hear the rest.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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