handmaiden
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Synonyms
biddy, char [British], charwoman, house girl, housekeeper, housemaid, maid, maidservant, skivvy [British], wench
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Ignore #FakeNews and itâs handmaidens of stupid outrage. — Derrick Bryson Taylor, BostonGlobe.com, "Republican official vows to stop Kelly âdead in his tracksâ," 7 Sep. 2019 Yet the outrage marshaled by the media, in their role as Democratic handmaidens, is deeply cynical, designed to separate Trump from suburban voters in 2020. — John Kass, Twin Cities, "John Kass: Race card loses its sting as itâs overused," 29 July 2019 From its earliest beginnings, as a form of glorified looting carried out by armies and aristocrats to shore up imperialist claims of civilizational progress, archaeology has been a handmaiden of nationalism. — Rachel Poser, Harper's magazine, "Common Ground," 19 Aug. 2019 Yet the outrage marshaled by the media, in their role as Democratic handmaidens, is deeply cynical, designed to separate Trump from suburban voters in 2020. — John Kass, Twin Cities, "John Kass: Race card loses its sting as itâs overused," 29 July 2019 Yet the outrage marshaled by the media, in their role as Democratic handmaidens, is deeply cynical, designed to separate Trump from suburban voters in 2020. — John Kass, Twin Cities, "John Kass: Race card loses its sting as itâs overused," 29 July 2019 Yet the outrage marshaled by the media, in their role as Democratic handmaidens, is deeply cynical, designed to separate Trump from suburban voters in 2020. — John Kass, Twin Cities, "John Kass: Race card loses its sting as itâs overused," 29 July 2019 Yet the outrage marshaled by the media, in their role as Democratic handmaidens, is deeply cynical, designed to separate Trump from suburban voters in 2020. — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, "Column: The race card slowly loses its sting through overuse as we head toward 2020," 24 July 2019 But canon wreckers and propagandists such as DuVernay would deny Gishâs accomplishments, overturning rich history for tribal grievance and its handmaiden, ignorance. — Armond White, National Review, "Lillian Gishâs Genius Will Outlast Ava DuVernay and the Canon Wreckers," 26 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'handmaiden.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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