kingship

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Recent Examples of kingship Widely considered a victory lap for Lamar and his camp, the project was hailed as confirmation of his kingship. Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2025 Argonaut is named after the famed argonauts of ancient Greek mythology, who sailed in the ship Argo in search of an artifact to restore their leader, Jason, to his rightful kingship. Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025 The 12 main galleries trace Egypt's history from prehistory through the Greco-Roman era, exploring themes of society, kingship and belief. Ayat Al-Tawy, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025 While waving away the responsibilities of kingship, Shrek can’t escape the responsibilities of fatherhood, as Fiona’s pregnant. Skyler Trepel September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kingship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kingship
Noun
  • This also established the precedent of a two-term presidency, later formalized in the Constitution.
    Tiago Ventura, Time, 14 Feb. 2026
  • When Dreher wrote The Benedict Option, during the Obama presidency, his primary concern was how to keep faith alive at a time when Christianity seemed to be fading away.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The royal government was also known as a dictatorship for banning political parties, suppressing revolts and political opposition, controlling the press and having its own secret police force called SAVAK.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Throughout, Hadi calls attention to the brutality that’s endemic in Iraqi daily life under a dictatorship.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The Ukrainian army continues to hold their defensive lines in the east of the country, and its mastery in drone warfare has forced the Russians to move away from the large-scale infantry assaults of previous years.
    Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • His style of composition is rock and roll mastery.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Aguilar was charged with driving while impaired in Cabarrus County in 2020, during Cooper’s governorship, but failed to appear in court in 2022, according to court records.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The California governorship is not usually a role of international leadership, but Newsom has given it the appearance of one.
    Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The Fed's latest meeting minutes set to release in the week ahead will be one of the final ones under Powell's chairmanship, which comes to an end in May.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
  • At the same time, Warsh’s ability to use the chairmanship to command deference on the FOMC can only go so far.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • UConn lured him out of the transfer portal from Georgia to solidify its court generalship, so vital to the kind of offense Dan Hurley likes to run.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
  • At war, his brilliant generalship and loyal army enabled him to overcome the odds that threatened his victories.
    Paul Vanderbroeck, Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • An additional $5 million will fund a deanship, $3 million will support a chair in biomedical engineering, and $5 million will establish a research fund for faculty fellowships, emphasizing cross-disciplinary collaboration.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Takaichi called the election just three months into her premiership with a promise to step down if the LDP fails to secure a majority; a rare and risky move in Japan’s typically cautious political culture.
    Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Starmer faces mounting pressure from Labor MPs over his judgment, with his premiership now in jeopardy amid broader government struggles and poor polling.
    Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026

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“Kingship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kingship. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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