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Medusa

[muh-doo-suh, -zuh, -dyoo-] / məˈdu sə, -zə, -ˈdju- /


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Its bronze door bears a Medusa head, her open mouth turned into a letter slot.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

Only much later would I realize that it wasn’t so much a smorgasbord of vendors as it was the Gorgon Medusa: When one head is removed, more sprout in its place.

From Slate Jan. 13, 2026

Storied designer Donatella Versace stepped down as the brand's creative chief in March after 27 years at the fashion company, known for its glamorous styles and the iconic Medusa head logo.

From BBC Dec. 3, 2025

Photos predating the accident showed that the restaurant, Medusa Beach Club, had three levels, with large terraces on the middle and upper floors that were supported by pillars.

From New York Times May 23, 2024

The goddess thrust her spear at the giant, then brandished her shield with the fearsome bronzed visage of Medusa.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

Wearing a toadstool headdress and a skirt embellished with Medusas, El Beh has one of the most striking looks — though the orange ram’s horns on Trebien Pollard are quite something, too.

From New York Times Jan. 23, 2022

Medusas are the successors of Bruitparif’s first-generation sensors, called Sonopodes, which rely on expensive components imported from Japan.

From The New Yorker May 6, 2019

The band's final two songs are I Am The King and Medusas "which sounds like it's a Greek myth but is actually about jelly fish".

From BBC Feb. 28, 2019

He wielded his clinical obligation like Perseus’s shield, in which a cavalcade of Medusas lost their stony power.

From The Guardian Sep. 4, 2015

I followed the hissing and spitting sounds of Medusas hair.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan




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