as in family
a group of people who are related that maintain a powerful position for a long time
The latest heirs of the ruling dynasty have no interest in ceding their position of authority over the land.
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Recent Examples of dynasty
Against the team that spoiled its last effort to build a dynasty a decade ago.
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026
That gave Brady, coach Bill Belichick and the Patriots the fourth of their sixth Super Bowl rings before the dynasty ended.
—Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
On the other sideline, the New England Patriots are somehow back here again, trying to rekindle a dynasty that once felt immortal under Tom Brady.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
History teaches us in sports and beyond that no dynasty lasts forever.
—Randall Williams, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026
That gave Brady, coach Bill Belichick and the Patriots the fourth of their sixth Super Bowl rings before the dynasty ended.
—Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
On the other sideline, the New England Patriots are somehow back here again, trying to rekindle a dynasty that once felt immortal under Tom Brady.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
History teaches us in sports and beyond that no dynasty lasts forever.
—Randall Williams, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for dynasty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dynasty
Noun
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Police are back outside Nancy and her daughter Annie's homes Tuesday, as the family anxiously awaits a return.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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The family was seeking safety in the town of Bohodukhiv, some 60 kilometers (38 miles) west of Kharkiv, having fled their home further east just days ago, Ukrainian police said in a statement posted on Telegram.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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But, as is often the case with the Fraser and MacKenzie clans, drama was never far behind.—
Amy Wilkinson,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
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When novelist Allegra Goodman introduces the clan, Jeanne is dying; at the book’s end, the family has assembled for Charlie’s bris.—
Clare McHugh,
Washington Post,
8 Feb. 2026
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But Sunday’s remarkable landslide mean the LDP now has enough seats to override votes in the upper house of parliament, to propose amendments to the constitution, and to chair all lower house committees alongside its coalition partner.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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When Warren went to pick her up at her parents' house, her brothers, Kevin, Reggie and Wayne, surrounded him.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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But empires fall, and dynasties crumble.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Situated at the crossroads of empires — from Persian and Roman to Byzantine, Arab and Ottoman — it has long been shaped by conquest and survival.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Dynasty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynasty. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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