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Recent Examples of emperors
The meat of the summit doesn’t start until Thursday, when the leaders hold bilateral talks, visit the Temple of Heaven, where Chinese emperors once prayed for bumper crops, and take part in a formal banquet.
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Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Adaptogens have been used for thousands of years, dating as far back as Emperor Shen-Nung, the second of China’s emperors (3500-2600 BC).
—Ryan Brennan
may 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
Adaptogens have been used for thousands of years, dating as far back as Emperor Shen-Nung, the second of China’s emperors (3500-2600 BC), according to nootropics expert David Tomen.
—Ryan Brennan
may 6, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
The diamond has been previously owned by India's Mughal emperors, shahs of Iran, emirs of Afghanistan, and Sikh maharajas, according to Reuters, citing the Historic Royal Palaces charity.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Instead of Gladiators fighting for our entertainment, the emperors are shadowboxing before an angry populace.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
This ancient amphitheater was built in the 1st century CE at the request of the emperors of the Flavian dynasty.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
The Colosseum is the obvious first stop — an ancient amphitheater built in the 1st century CE, requested by the emperors of the Flavian dynasty.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
The product does draw from an era when tea and citrus were rare indulgences reserved for emperors and symbols of refinement, vitality, and cross-cultural connection.
—Anne Bratskeir, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Adaptogens have been used for thousands of years, dating as far back as Emperor Shen-Nung, the second of China’s emperors (3500-2600 BC).
—Ryan Brennan
may 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
Adaptogens have been used for thousands of years, dating as far back as Emperor Shen-Nung, the second of China’s emperors (3500-2600 BC), according to nootropics expert David Tomen.
—Ryan Brennan
may 6, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
The diamond has been previously owned by India's Mughal emperors, shahs of Iran, emirs of Afghanistan, and Sikh maharajas, according to Reuters, citing the Historic Royal Palaces charity.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Instead of Gladiators fighting for our entertainment, the emperors are shadowboxing before an angry populace.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
This ancient amphitheater was built in the 1st century CE at the request of the emperors of the Flavian dynasty.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
The Colosseum is the obvious first stop — an ancient amphitheater built in the 1st century CE, requested by the emperors of the Flavian dynasty.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
The product does draw from an era when tea and citrus were rare indulgences reserved for emperors and symbols of refinement, vitality, and cross-cultural connection.
—Anne Bratskeir, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emperors
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Even before 1492 [and Columbus’s first journey to the Americas], Muslims and Jews were expelled from Spain by the Christian kings, and unfortunately that happened, but in the process Spanish cooking went across the diaspora, across all the Mediterranean.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
19 May 2026
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This exhibition highlights paintings made for Hindu kings in India’s Pahari region between the 1620s and 1830s.—
Washington Post staff,
Washington Post,
15 May 2026
Noun
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For fine dining, splurge on a course of Kaga delicacies at Ryotei Otomoro; the chef is said to be the direct descendant of those who cooked for 17th-century local feudal lords.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2026
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Ritsurin was built 400 years ago as a daimyo garden for feudal lords to stroll in.—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Biden put this sentiment into action by working with Netanyahu despite serious moral and political failures in Gaza, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on NATO expansion, and with Gulf potentates on the region’s security architecture.—
James Jeffrey,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Encouraged and frightened by the events at Naples, other sovereigns granted constitutions.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 Mar. 2026
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Whatever their precise content, the blessings of liberty allow people to be something like sovereigns over their own lives.—
Cass Sunstein,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Emperors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emperors. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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