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- noun Plural form of
amazon .
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They are not all miscalled amazons, for they are warlike women and do not shun fighting.
History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War, and Other Items of Interest Edward A. Johnson
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[She called [feminists[ "amazons", adding that the women's movement "created an aggressive-type female with a sense of entitlement that's a bit of a monster".
Archive 2007-04-01 Ann Althouse 2007
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Hey is the amazons ass getting wider or was that the camera angle?
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Hey is the amazons ass getting wider or was that the camera angle?
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Those tiny amazons conducted covert biological warfare against the British army.
Malarial mosquitoes helped defeat British in battle that ended Revolutionary War J.R. McNeill 2010
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The Scarlet Scribbler once infamously dismissed female writers as ink-stained amazons.
The Splendid Con « Haikasoru: Space Opera. Dark Fantasy. Hard Science. 2010
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Higher than a street prostitute or a fille libre but lower than the legendary grandes horizontales , lionesses and amazons , Chanel was a grisette , "the young milliner, glover or seamstress . . . who often took lovers to boost their pitiful earnings."
The Enduring Coco Chanel Laura Jacobs 2011
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Those tiny amazons conducted covert biological warfare against the British army.
Malarial mosquitoes helped defeat British in battle that ended Revolutionary War J.R. McNeill 2010
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Just when the rescue group, Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue, is overwhelmed with birds of all species, including canaries, cocktails and amazons – many surrendered by owners grappling with hard times – it is also handling more and more members of the wild flock.
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It's a little bit weird to be in such close proximity to some of our era's amazons: several of them are literally Amazonian, like Iman or Tyra Banks (I'm not a short woman and I still felt mouse-like standing in front of them with my little tape recorder).
Lesley M. M. Blume: 12 Glamorous Role Models Talk About Their Role Models (PHOTOS) 2010
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