mikados

plural of mikado

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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • While the 1930s Santa Cruz surfers may have been shown as primarily white men, the sport dates back to 12th-century Polynesia and was first demonstrated in Santa Cruz by three Hawaiian princes in 1885.
    Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The fraternal fissure is especially painful for those who know the princes, whose mother, Princess Diana, died in August 1997.
    Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Japan traditionally had male emperors, but female succession was permitted.
    Mari Yamaguchi, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The conservative Yomiuri issued its own proposal in May, calling for an urgent revision to the Imperial House Law to give royal status to husbands and children of princesses and allow women to succeed the throne.
    Mari Yamaguchi, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Each child will have the chance to meet and take photos with their favorite princesses during a special meet-and-greet.
    Tiffani Jackson Skinner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Mikados.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mikados. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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