Thesaurus results for MANDARIN

mandarin

noun

ˈman-d(ə-)rən

as in official

a worker in a government agency the officious mandarins in the motor vehicles department refused to let me renew my license without all of the required forms

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Recent Examples of mandarin And some juice makers are extending their orange supply with juice from other fruits, such as tangerines and mandarins, which aren’t affected by citrus greening, and even apple and lemon. —Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025 The raids occurred as the harvesting of California oranges, mandarins and lemons was entering a peak period for fresh fruit. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025 At a time when only three European cities -- London, Paris, and Naples -- could boast 300,000 inhabitants, Beijing’s imperial quarter alone housed that many people, including many of the mandarins who helped the emperor rule his vast kingdom. —John Micklethwait, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2014 Enjoy a mini Ketel One espresso martini or a mini mandarin and cream martini for dessert. —Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mandarin

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Earlier this month, Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with a trio of high-ranking Ukrainian officials in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where diplomats hammered out a proposal for peace that would establish a preliminary 30-day ceasefire.

— Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article A Leesburg couple was sentenced to about 13 years in prison Monday after both parents were convicted in what officials ruled was the starvation death of their baby daughter.

— Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025