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Venus

noun as in evening star

noun as in looker

noun as in morning star

noun as in terrestrial planet

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A Cranach Eve or Botticelli Venus, she is stiffly erect, her hands and eyes raised as if in mesmerized supplication.

Venus Williams has been awarded a wildcard for the Auckland Classic in January.

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Massive eruptions from the early Sun likely had dramatic effects on the atmospheres of Earth, Mars, and Venus.

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How you feel about the albums that Wings made after 1975’s excellent “Venus and Mars” will perhaps affect your judgment of the back half of “Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run.”

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There was Serena Williams, whose dominance in the historically white sport of tennis rendered her athletic build fundamentally suspect, subjecting her to an objectifying scrutiny and racist caricature reminiscent of “Hottentot Venus” Sarah Baartman’s.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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