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Venus

[vee-nuhs] / ˈvi nəs /


NOUN
evening star
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NOUN
terrestrial planet
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She’s scheduled to play doubles with her sister Venus in Cincinnati, and if that goes well, one presumes we’ll see them pair again in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

It’s been hard to tell what kind of comeback Williams is pursuing—if this is a quick resurfacing to play with Venus, or if she intends to fully recommit to the tour.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Open, where Venus is set to play mixed doubles with Alexander Bublik.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Elsewhere in women's tennis, Venus Williams lost in the first round of the Mubadala DC Open in Washington DC on Tuesday.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

The whole greenhouse came to life as vines tangled poxies, gigantic Venus flytraps gulped down demons, and trees swatted the waves of flies filling the air.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

The chaos of three time zones and daylight saving couldn’t stop us from deconstructing the lens of art history, which, McCormack argues, wants to confine women to four categories: Venuses, mothers, damsels or monsters.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 18, 2021

For now studying Venus up close may be the only route to reliable estimates of which is more common in the cosmos: Earths or Venuses.

From Scientific American Aug. 17, 2021

Like his sad-eyed Venuses who float just beyond reality, this young man has his mind on the infinite.

From The Guardian Sep. 25, 2020

While his is a world of modern Venuses who lounge in cotton candy landscapes, it’s not all fantasy; Cotton paints from life, a practice that complements his own insatiable sweet tooth.

From New York Times Jun. 22, 2018

They apply the Chinese emigration law to all Venuses and sich ladies!

From The Girl with the Green Eyes A Play in Four Acts by Clyde Fitch




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