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lioness

[lahy-uh-nis] / ˈlaɪ ə nɪs /


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Mr. Schaller spent three years studying lions in Africa, once crawling through thorny thickets to count cubs a lioness had hidden there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

In Farsi, this term honors women who are strong, who stand up for their rights and who are trailblazers—courageous, brave and resilient, much like a lioness.

From Salon • Sep. 15, 2024

Constance Marten has been described in court as a "lioness" who loved her "cubs".

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2024

Tea, 52, is a Massachusetts-to-San Francisco-to-Los Angeles transplant — and the literary lioness who created, among many other cultural lightning rods, the notorious Drag Queen Story Hour.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2023

She prowls forward—like a lioness moving in for the kill.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein