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as in majesty
a dignified bearing or appearance befitting someone of royal status
she has an air of royalty that belies her humble origins
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as in aristocracy
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
a political fund-raiser attended by the royalty of the Hollywood scene
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Recent Examples of royalty
The Mechanical Licensing Collective, a nonprofit entity that collects and dispenses royalties for streaming services, had confronted Smith about fraud and was now halting payments.
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Kate Knibbs, Wired News, 20 May 2025
The Castle Collection features all things Disney royalty with a retro logo.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2025
The arms of towering granite statues of Nubian royalty at the entrance to the museum were hacked off.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 16 May 2025
Everything — the house, the money, the royalties — is now going to Felicity Price, a mixed-media artist in Vermont.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 May 2025
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Kate Knibbs, Wired News, 20 May 2025
The Castle Collection features all things Disney royalty with a retro logo.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2025
The arms of towering granite statues of Nubian royalty at the entrance to the museum were hacked off.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 16 May 2025
Everything — the house, the money, the royalties — is now going to Felicity Price, a mixed-media artist in Vermont.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for royalty
Noun
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What’s most important is to take it all in: the place, its majesty and its importance.—
Caroline Eubanks,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Apr. 2025
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Her majesty, the queen, is here.—
Jack Howland,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The pride of the British aristocracy and a heroine to gay people and ethnic minorities.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
10 May 2025
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Afternoon tea parties have a rich history among the British aristocracy but are less common in North America.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Apr. 2025
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Illumination has become an instrument of conferring nobility on those who would never seem to deserve it.—
Jason Farago,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Research has found that some of today's U.S. house cats could be the descendants of the feline nobility of ancient Egypt.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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His 11 free-throw attempts and nine makes were personal postseason bests, both nearly doubling his season highs of six and five, respectively.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2025
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Both times were just off his personal bests in both.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2025
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Last week, in his first address to world diplomats as pontiff, Pope Leo said the dignity of migrants had to be respected.—
Ruth Sherlock,
NPR,
19 May 2025
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President Joe Biden is a man of intellect, dignity, compassion, great accomplishment and faith.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
18 May 2025
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As Hollywood honors the man who’s roasted its elite with such precision, to be roasted for eternity by the Hollywood sun sounds fitting.—
Ali Lerman,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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Coach or no coach, the world no.43 needs to solve the strategy as well as the physical puzzle to challenge the elite.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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“Royalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/royalty. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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