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Recent Examples of emperors
Even the richest emperors of the past did not have the ability to satisfy their whims that is now possessed by any student in Chicago or Berlin or Kinshasa.
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Simon Sebag Montefiore,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
These new rulers were keen to sell themselves as legitimate successors to the emperors, and there was considerable continuity during this turbulent period.
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Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
The second film stars Paul Mescal as Lucius, the son of Maximus, who returns to Rome as a prisoner and is trained to be a gladiator for Macrinus, a former slave played by Denzel Washington, who has plans to overthrow the twin emperors.
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Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
In its Imperial heyday, Lorium was frequented by emperors including Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius, Italy’s Ministry of Culture said in a press release earlier this week.
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Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Biden likened the matches to Roman gladiator fights staged by 1st century emperors during undemocratic times.
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Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
Ticker-tape parades have honored war veterans, presidents, emperors, Olympians, astronauts and others.
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Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
Roman emperors used gladiators to do just that.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2026
This is, after all, the island that has wooed Roman emperors, including Tiberius, who allegedly carried out all sorts of debauchery at his hilltop Villa Jovis, which remains one of the Capri’s top attractions.
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Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
2 June 2026
Simon Sebag Montefiore,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
These new rulers were keen to sell themselves as legitimate successors to the emperors, and there was considerable continuity during this turbulent period.
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Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
The second film stars Paul Mescal as Lucius, the son of Maximus, who returns to Rome as a prisoner and is trained to be a gladiator for Macrinus, a former slave played by Denzel Washington, who has plans to overthrow the twin emperors.
—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
In its Imperial heyday, Lorium was frequented by emperors including Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius, Italy’s Ministry of Culture said in a press release earlier this week.
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Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Biden likened the matches to Roman gladiator fights staged by 1st century emperors during undemocratic times.
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Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
Ticker-tape parades have honored war veterans, presidents, emperors, Olympians, astronauts and others.
—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
Roman emperors used gladiators to do just that.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2026
This is, after all, the island that has wooed Roman emperors, including Tiberius, who allegedly carried out all sorts of debauchery at his hilltop Villa Jovis, which remains one of the Capri’s top attractions.
—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emperors
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The bell’s pyramidal face is decorated with depictions of deceased kings and queens, and its toll was believed to invoke ancestral spirits.
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Little is yet known about the jewelry and its significance, but Gordon believes that the jewelry was once worn by the kings and queens of an ancient Khmer Empire that spanned Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, and existed for hundreds of years.
Noun
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Why, after all, did the feudal lords of the South, loyal to Church and throne, throw off the royal yoke to join the Revolution?
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This is revealed as Ali, in the present day, is trying to help Rue navigate her truly untenable position at the center of rival drug lords.
Noun
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With 775 rooms, the palace also provides office space for the royal bureaucracy and hosts lavish state dinners for visiting presidents and potentates.
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With 775 rooms, the palace also provides office space for the royal bureaucracy and hosts lavish state dinners for visiting presidents and potentates.
Noun
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This has seen both sovereigns and corporates raising billions of dollars in conventional bonds and sukuk over recent months.
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Korea's plan is evidence that the buyer base is widening, and widening upward, to sovereigns.
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“Emperors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emperors. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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