as in dominion
royal power over a country
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Recent Examples of scepter
Nick Saban owned Kirby Smart, but the SEC’s scepter passed to Smart’s hands after Saban retired.
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Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Sticks, staff, swords, sabers, whips or scepters including extendable items.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
Among these finds were a pair of gold earrings featuring depictions of lion heads; a gold earring in the form of a naked, winged Eros figure with a scepter in his right hand and a wreath in his left; and a gold necklace.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Why would Prime ever want to cede that scepter to anyone else?
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 19 Nov. 2024
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Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Sticks, staff, swords, sabers, whips or scepters including extendable items.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
Among these finds were a pair of gold earrings featuring depictions of lion heads; a gold earring in the form of a naked, winged Eros figure with a scepter in his right hand and a wreath in his left; and a gold necklace.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Why would Prime ever want to cede that scepter to anyone else?
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scepter
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Historically, imperialist leaders have used military conquest, economic coercion or diplomatic pressure to expand their dominions, and justified their foreign incursions as civilizing missions, economic opportunities or national security imperatives.—
Monica Duffy Toft,
The Conversation,
20 Feb. 2025
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Kanye West goes on another antisemitic rant, defends Diddy, declares ‘dominion’ over wife.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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As such, the Russian approach differs strikingly from China’s far more comprehensive and long-term strategy, which aims at building a worldwide imperium and whose economic interests in Africa dwarf Russia’s by a measure of almost ten to one.—
Stephen Smith,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Mar. 2022
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But our failure to anticipate this most recent spark of dissent is perhaps more understandable; after all, as Xi’s one-party Leninist imperium has gathered momentum, most foreign journalists have been expelled from China.—
Orville Schell,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Dec. 2022
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In July 2024, British voters pulled the plug on the Conservative Party’s 14-year reign and voted in Starmer’s leftist Labour Party.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
Fox News,
9 Mar. 2025
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Canada selected a new prime minister-elect on Sunday night, as Justin Trudeau's reign nears a close amid a trade war with the United States.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
9 Mar. 2025
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Under the Zhou dynasty, many smaller lordships fought for power in their regions including Hubei Province where the tombs are buried, according to Britannica.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2024
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In 1606, the estate’s lordship was acquired by Jean Sève, a Calvinist who played an important role in the uprising that led to Lyon coming back under the authority of Henry IV in 1594.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
12 Apr. 2024
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Historically, Blue Cross Blue Shield has exercised an unchallenged hegemony over Alabama's health insurance market.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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These include preserving macroeconomic and financial stability, dollar hegemony, and a functional and rules-based international trading system, as well as breaking U.S. and allied dependence on the Chinese market.—
Eyck Freymann,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Jan. 2025
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Jony and Line compete like gang members for affection and domination against bawdy Jane (Anamaria Vartolomei) and Rudy (Julien Manier), who wield laser swords and decapitate their enemies.—
Armond White,
National Review,
14 Mar. 2025
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Their arrival back on the big stage coincided with the beginning of City’s era of domination in their second year under Pep Guardiola.—
Andy Naylor,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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And at the heart of this loss of freedom is a fundamental misunderstanding—or even a deliberate abandonment—of what sovereignty really means in America.—
Nisha Whitehead,
Orange County Register,
16 Mar. 2025
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After all, Trump is not openly attacking British or French sovereignty.—
Stephen Collinson,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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As Trump’s administration aggressively restructures federal agencies, these changes will likely proceed without public input, further entrenching private sector dominance.—
Nathan Meyers,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2025
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The focus is more on individual needs than relationship-building (e.g., asserting dominance, avoiding deep engagement).—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Scepter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scepter. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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