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as in ruler
one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority
the ruling monarch of Britain at that time was Queen Elizabeth I
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as in magnate
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
the glitzy gala was attended by most of the reigning monarchs of the recording industry
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Recent Examples of monarch
Shaquille O'Neal: The basketball legend was the celebrity monarch of Bacchus.
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
Immediately after the summit, Zelenskyy flew by helicopter to an audience with King Charles III at Sandringham, the monarch's country retreat.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 Mar. 2025
The monarch had been paying for Andrew’s security after the prince lost his police protection in 2022.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
But as Eden pointed out, Charles and subsequent monarchs have the power to take the title away.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
Immediately after the summit, Zelenskyy flew by helicopter to an audience with King Charles III at Sandringham, the monarch's country retreat.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 Mar. 2025
The monarch had been paying for Andrew’s security after the prince lost his police protection in 2022.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
But as Eden pointed out, Charles and subsequent monarchs have the power to take the title away.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monarch
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The violence of the last several days has laid bare challenges Syria’s new rulers had, up until last week, largely contained or met: resistance by Assad regime remnants, sectarian revenge attacks, and maintaining discipline over a patchwork of armed militant groups and hard-line foreign fighters.—
Taylor Luck,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 Mar. 2025
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At the witch’s palace, Elli bonds with the Winkies, persuading them that serving a cruel ruler is unjust, and convinces them to rise up and free themselves.—
Christin Bohnke,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Mar. 2025
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Hennessy, grandson of the liquor magnate, was surrounded by Cognac vessels growing up.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
15 Mar. 2025
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Real estate magnate Lee Shau Kee held on to his perch as the city’s second-richest with a net worth of $29.2 billion.—
Jane Ho,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The former England soccer captain is an ambassador for The King's Foundation, the sovereign's longtime charity promoting sustainability through practical training, which sent students and alumni to the glam banquet before the King and Queen's trip to Italy in April.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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No longer would the sovereign have to beg for funds.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harper's Magazine,
20 Aug. 2024
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Elliot has conscripted Ridley to join him for a weekend with Odell, a dying tycoon (played by Richard E. Grant in a Saltburn–esque role) who is preparing to name a proxy for his company’s board.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Mar. 2025
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In the twilight of the gilded age, the show starts with a murder that strikes the estate of an eccentric and failing tycoon.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2025
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For a few months during the winter of 1803 to 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte showed the tapestry at the Napoleon Museum, as the Louvre was briefly known during the French emperor’s reign.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 Mar. 2025
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The fruit was heralded as far back as the year 1279 as the preferred fruit of the royal court and emperors.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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Marlene Daut’s deep dive into Haiti’s first — and only — king reads like a historical novel of a bygone era with Black princes and knights, an elaborate dress code and a palace, Sans-Souci, to match.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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It’s also made this former video-store clerk the king of all content.—
Ramin Setoodeh,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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Despite failing to produce a breakthrough, the meeting illustrated the convening reach of the crown prince and his intention to act as a diplomatic go-between in the Ukraine-Russia war.—
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen,
The Conversation,
14 Mar. 2025
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Recommended Safety As Trump proves unreliable, Europe rushes to firm up defenses on its own Saudi oil also gives the crown prince sway over the global supply of crude and its price.—
Ned Temko,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 Mar. 2025
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Tech barons are moving forward with artificial intelligence programs at full speed, without regard for ethics, intellectual property rights, risks to our society, or energy demands.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Forest Home Cemetery is the final resting place for many of Milwaukee’s social elites and beer barons.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
Journal Sentinel,
12 Nov. 2024
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“Monarch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monarch. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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