czarina

variants also tsarina or tzarina

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Recent Examples of czarina But this all comes at the end of this addictively chronicled history, in six parts, of a deluded autocrat and his equally imperious czarina, German-born and the granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ, 27 June 2019 There is a new gambling czarina — Governor Charlie Baker appointed Cathy Judd-Stein to the post in January. Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2019 Almost to the end, the czar and czarina—secure in their faith that they are adored—scoff at all indicators to the contrary as rumors or malicious lies. Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ, 27 June 2019 Tamim’s younger sister, Mayassa, is Qatar’s culture czarina — an art world behemoth who, at the age of 30, had an estimated annual budget of $1 billion. Written By Declan Walsh; Photographs By Tomas Munita, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2018 There, King Stanislaw II August Poniatowski was trying to rebuild the nation’s strength despite the menacing influence of Russian czarina Catherine the Great, his former lover and patron. Erick Trickey, Smithsonian, 8 Mar. 2017 Rumor and street culture—jokes, postcards, sayings, bawdy plays performed in saloons—changed the image of the czar and the czarina, desacralized them, before and during the war. Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian, 29 Sep. 2017 And Thrive Global, the wellness-crusading company that new media czarina Arianna Huffington founded nearly a year ago, didn’t invent downtime. Clifton Leaf, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2017 The Russian Poles see the new czarina, Marina, a proud Pole, as a champion. Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, 31 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for czarina
Noun
  • But Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, told reporters outside the White House on Monday that various investigations identified the deportees under the Alien Enemies Act as members of Tren de Aragua through law enforcement, social media, their activities and criminal records in the U.S. and abroad.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
  • What to Know DeSantis appeared at the roundtable alongside White House border czar Tom Homan and former acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Catherine’s collection soon ballooned as the empress amassed 4,000 paintings, 38,000 books, 10,000 engraved gems, 10,000 drawings, and 16,000 coins and medals.
    Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Read: The new empress of self-help is a TikTok star Not long ago in American culture, vulnerability was largely associated with weakness.
    Maytal Eyal, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But even there the story of a princess — daughter of an emperor — allows one to draw comparison to contemporary times.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
  • In the end, he may be listed along with Roman emperors who ran amok like Nero and Caligula.
    Llewellyn King, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Also, frankly, some toddlers have a princess phase no matter how much parents might try to avoid it.
    Anna Earl, Parents, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The world has changed dramatically since Disney decided to make a live-action Snow White, which seemed like a safe bet considering the success of other Disney live-action princess remakes.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.
    Cole Kazdin, Los Angeles Magazine, 14 July 2017
  • While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 July 2017
Noun
  • This mosque also holds the tombs of the commissioning sultan, his wife Haseki Hürrem, and Mimar Sinan himself. Kılıç Ali Paşa Mosque The Kılıç Ali Paşa Mosque is an example of how versatile Mimar Sinan was as an architect.
    Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The Blue Mosque was built by Sultan Ahmet I, the Ottoman Empire’s sultan between 1603 and 1617.
    Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Those spotted on the scene during the weekend included the Chainsmokers, Selling Sunset star and real estate mogul Jason Oppenheim, Marshmello, Paul Oakenfold, Vice, Steelo Brim, Ross Naess, nightlife guru Dean May and more.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The disgraced mogul also faces dozens of civil lawsuits for his alleged violent behavior.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 18 Mar. 2025

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“Czarina.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/czarina. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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