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also monarchic
as in regal
fit for or worthy of a royal ruler
guests who stay in the hotel's most expensive suite live in monarchical splendor
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Recent Examples of monarchical
Since the Pahlavi monarchy’s nation-building project began in 1925, successive governments, both monarchical and then the Islamic Republic, have treated ethnic diversity as a security challenge and repeatedly suppressed demands for political inclusion, language rights and local governance.
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Shukriya Bradost, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2026
Now, with talk of overturning the 22nd Amendment and remaking the presidency in the image of a monarchical personal cult, that idea is being shredded.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
These achievements made the United States the political model of the liberal state, which displaced the monarchical dynasties of Europe in the nineteenth century, then rescued Western civilization from the totalitarian despotisms of Germany, Japan, and the Soviet Union in the twentieth.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
All parties had to skirt the issue of monarchical reform.
—Tamara Loos, Foreign Affairs, 25 May 2023
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Shukriya Bradost, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2026
Now, with talk of overturning the 22nd Amendment and remaking the presidency in the image of a monarchical personal cult, that idea is being shredded.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
These achievements made the United States the political model of the liberal state, which displaced the monarchical dynasties of Europe in the nineteenth century, then rescued Western civilization from the totalitarian despotisms of Germany, Japan, and the Soviet Union in the twentieth.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
All parties had to skirt the issue of monarchical reform.
—Tamara Loos, Foreign Affairs, 25 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monarchical
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Meanwhile, Queen Camilla sported regal headwear of her own, donning the Diamond Diadem.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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The most famous variation has a regal origin story.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Since their bombshell royal exit in 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have rewritten the rulebook with Hollywood deals, tell-all interviews and headline-grabbing moves, reportedly drawing growing concern from palace aides and senior royals.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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Anne, widely regarded as one of the hardest-working members of the royal family, serves as patron of more than 300 organizations and has long championed causes tied to health, veterans, youth programs and disability support.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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My father, a boy, sat in the back seat with his brothers and Choute—Duchess of Montmoreau, née de Troguindy, a beautiful and aristocratic woman who went by this single childhood nickname.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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News articles and photos of the casual picnic enamored Americans, transforming their view of the royals as rigid and aristocratic to more down-to-earth.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Monarchical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monarchical. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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