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a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
the undisputed king of automobile sales for the entire metropolitan area
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Recent Examples of kings
On Thursday, New York city and state officials gathered at Kings County Hospital, in Brooklyn, to protest the public hospital directive.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
The Kings will play the Pelicans three times in a span of six days.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
Shooting guard Colby Jones Center Alex Len Sacramento Kings add:
Power forward Jake LaRavia
The Grizzlies are surprisingly offloading the 2022 Defensive Player of the Year to create some cap flexibility and future draft assets.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Later that day, Pensiero reportedly robbed the People’s United Bank located at 1160 Kings Highway Cutoff in Fairfield.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2025
Coby White had 20 points and Nikola Vučević had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls, who were without center Zach Collins and guards Kevin Huerter and Tre Jones after the weekend trade that sent Zach LaVine to Sacramento and Kings guard De’Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs.
—Brian Hall, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Against the Kings, however, Orlando went on a scoring spree thanks to the long-range sharpshooting of Wagner, who buried 4 triples in the third frame alone.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
Halftime report The Kings trailed by as many as 14 in the first quarter and 19 in the second.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
The Knicks responded to the Kings’ surge by taking over in the second half, cruising to a dominant 143-120 victory.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
The Kings will play the Pelicans three times in a span of six days.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
Shooting guard Colby Jones Center Alex Len Sacramento Kings add:
Power forward Jake LaRavia
The Grizzlies are surprisingly offloading the 2022 Defensive Player of the Year to create some cap flexibility and future draft assets.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Later that day, Pensiero reportedly robbed the People’s United Bank located at 1160 Kings Highway Cutoff in Fairfield.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2025
Coby White had 20 points and Nikola Vučević had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls, who were without center Zach Collins and guards Kevin Huerter and Tre Jones after the weekend trade that sent Zach LaVine to Sacramento and Kings guard De’Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs.
—Brian Hall, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Against the Kings, however, Orlando went on a scoring spree thanks to the long-range sharpshooting of Wagner, who buried 4 triples in the third frame alone.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
Halftime report The Kings trailed by as many as 14 in the first quarter and 19 in the second.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
The Knicks responded to the Kings’ surge by taking over in the second half, cruising to a dominant 143-120 victory.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Kings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kings. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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