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Recent Examples of emperors
By the finale, the galactic chessboard is crowded with players—emperors, rebels, prophets, impostors—but as Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) warned in the very first episode, the center cannot hold.
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Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Japan traditionally had male emperors, but female succession was permitted.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
For centuries, the land was the private dwelling of emperors and pontiffs until 2014, when Pope Francis opened the papal gardens to the public.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Each coin is effectively a miniature billboard of power – emperors, gods, temples, and battle scenes, all in the highest artistic form of the ancient world.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Still, the Jews chafed under Roman rule and finally rebelled in 66 CE, a revolt which invited the wrath of the Roman legions led by future emperors Vespasian and his son Titus.
—Jacob Jones, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 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
Anarchists offered a perpetually moving Möbius strip, encouraging violent acts and dreaming of abundant dinners, shooting emperors in the back while dancing in their hallways.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
The coins are marked with faces of nine Roman emperors who reigned during the fourth and fifth centuries—including Eugenius, an illegitimate usurper who ruled the Western Roman Empire for just two years.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Japan traditionally had male emperors, but female succession was permitted.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
For centuries, the land was the private dwelling of emperors and pontiffs until 2014, when Pope Francis opened the papal gardens to the public.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Each coin is effectively a miniature billboard of power – emperors, gods, temples, and battle scenes, all in the highest artistic form of the ancient world.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Still, the Jews chafed under Roman rule and finally rebelled in 66 CE, a revolt which invited the wrath of the Roman legions led by future emperors Vespasian and his son Titus.
—Jacob Jones, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 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
Anarchists offered a perpetually moving Möbius strip, encouraging violent acts and dreaming of abundant dinners, shooting emperors in the back while dancing in their hallways.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
The coins are marked with faces of nine Roman emperors who reigned during the fourth and fifth centuries—including Eugenius, an illegitimate usurper who ruled the Western Roman Empire for just two years.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emperors
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But several years after his burial, his body was reinterred to lie beside Psusennes I, one of the most powerful kings of the period.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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And the matchup presents a head-to-head befitting the occasion as the reigning Dutch champion hosts the defending kings of Belgium's top flight.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile Boys Noize, who’s been opening for Nine Inch Nails on their current Peel It Back tour, will play alongside the industrial lords as Nine Inch Noize.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
16 Sep. 2025
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As kings and lords stopped leading troops into battle, the role of head of the military fell to a chancellor.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Credit rating agencies are sharpening their focus on climate vulnerability, raising questions about whether sectors or sovereigns with large protection gaps could face higher borrowing costs.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Emperors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emperors. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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