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as in ruler
one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority
the ruling monarch of Britain at that time was Queen Elizabeth I
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as in magnate
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
the glitzy gala was attended by most of the reigning monarchs of the recording industry
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Recent Examples of monarch
Rhaenrya will undoubtedly make a better monarch than Daemon, but Daemon understands that the game of thrones is theater.
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Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
Prince William has contributed fond memories of his late grandmother Queen Elizabeth to a digital memorial of the monarch.
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Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
29 June 2026
Virginia may have established a representative body, the House of Burgesses, in 1619, but the mid-century Cavalier elite continued to accept the divine right of kings as the Stuart monarchs had propounded it.
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James Traub,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
The images illustrate how the president has dominated daily life since returning to power, evoking more the style of a monarch than the leader of the world’s oldest democracy.
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Nicholas Riccardi,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
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Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
Prince William has contributed fond memories of his late grandmother Queen Elizabeth to a digital memorial of the monarch.
—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
29 June 2026
Virginia may have established a representative body, the House of Burgesses, in 1619, but the mid-century Cavalier elite continued to accept the divine right of kings as the Stuart monarchs had propounded it.
—
James Traub,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
The images illustrate how the president has dominated daily life since returning to power, evoking more the style of a monarch than the leader of the world’s oldest democracy.
—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monarch
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Since overthrowing the Assad dynasty, Syria’s new rulers have struggled to exert control across the country and to check extremist groups.
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The aluminum venture also deepens the relationship between IHC — chaired by Abu Dhabi’s deputy ruler Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed — and billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate, following IHC’s $2 billion investment in Adani companies in 2022.
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French and Ukrainian media reported that a Ukrainian magnate and his family were those injured.
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Jolie balked at the term and struck a $64 million deal with the billionaire alcohol magnate, Yuri Shefler.
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The centuries-old ceremony sees the sovereign symbolically accept the keys to the city of Edinburgh and immediately return them for safekeeping.
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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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Alongside the police raids, the downfall of these tycoons put pressure on scam companies, which have relocated from Cambodia in recent months, researchers and former scam workers said.
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The couple traveled to the South of France in search of a holiday home and, in 1938, stayed at the legendary Hôtel Provençal in Juan-les-Pins as guests of its owner, Florence Gould, the socialite wife of American tycoon Frank Jay Gould.
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Brass is best-known for his 1979 feature Caligula, an erotic period epic about the notorious Roman emperor, adapted from a screenplay written by Gore Vidal and starring Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren, Peter O’Toole and John Gielgud.
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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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The future king of Britain descends from American patriots who fought against the crown he is destined to inherit, according to a new book tracing Prince William's family tree.
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The Goodnight Suite is the crème de la crème of the property spanning almost 2,000 square feet and featuring a living room, dining room, and a bedroom with a king size bed.
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African prince Akeem is trading palaces, from his lavish kingdom to Queens in search of a woman who loves him for him.
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Daeron Targaryen Daeron Targaryen, otherwise known as Daeron the Drunkard, is a bookish and melancholy Targaryen prince known for his prophetic dreams.
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This was perhaps the greatest bifurcation of the labor force seen since the days of land barons.
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Cruise sports a thick Southern accent, a beer belly and thinning white hair (fashioned in an unconvincing combover) to play the oil baron whose company may have set off an ecological disaster that could also spark a nuclear war.
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“Monarch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monarch. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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