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as in rulers
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 magnates
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 monarchs
British monarchs are subject to rules and norms meant to prevent them from taking overtly political stands.
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Emma Caughlan, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
The monarchs will meet with families of victims and first responders involved in the attacks.
—Veronica Bravo, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
The modern British monarchs have been careful to keep the diamond out of the public eye.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
British monarchs are constitutionally bound to remain above politics, able only to represent the UK rather than speak for its government.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Officials recently unveiled the discovery of an 11th-century wax seal belonging to one of the most influential monarchs in English history.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Continental Legacy features comforting meals that India’s monarchs would have served their visiting guests from the continent, going from a Velouté de Morilles to an English trifle pudding.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The beautiful, bold display of pink or purplish-blue flowers from late summer through fall is a butterfly favorite, especially for migrating monarchs.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2026
Though most monarchs live their entire lives in castles and palaces, the late queen was not born expecting to ascend to the throne.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2026
Emma Caughlan, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
The monarchs will meet with families of victims and first responders involved in the attacks.
—Veronica Bravo, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
The modern British monarchs have been careful to keep the diamond out of the public eye.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
British monarchs are constitutionally bound to remain above politics, able only to represent the UK rather than speak for its government.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Officials recently unveiled the discovery of an 11th-century wax seal belonging to one of the most influential monarchs in English history.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Continental Legacy features comforting meals that India’s monarchs would have served their visiting guests from the continent, going from a Velouté de Morilles to an English trifle pudding.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The beautiful, bold display of pink or purplish-blue flowers from late summer through fall is a butterfly favorite, especially for migrating monarchs.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2026
Though most monarchs live their entire lives in castles and palaces, the late queen was not born expecting to ascend to the throne.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monarchs
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Iran has installed rulers even more conservative and hardline than their predecessors.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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In the show Prince Adam is the son of Eternia’s rulers, King Randor and Queen Marlena.—
Sanat Pai RaikarAll,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
4 May 2026
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Greek shipping tycoons, Morley said, may be intrigued by the glory of owning Onassis’s yacht; Middle Eastern oil magnates could have the means to buy a pricey piece of history.—
Michael Ballaban,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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In the early 20th century, this man-versus-nature oasis was strong-armed into being when mobsters and casino magnates swept into the Nevada desert.—
Zoey Goto,
Architectural Digest,
6 May 2026
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Even before 1492 [and Columbus’s first journey to the Americas], Muslims and Jews were expelled from Spain by the Christian kings, and unfortunately that happened, but in the process Spanish cooking went across the diaspora, across all the Mediterranean.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
19 May 2026
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This exhibition highlights paintings made for Hindu kings in India’s Pahari region between the 1620s and 1830s.—
Washington Post staff,
Washington Post,
15 May 2026
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Greek shipping tycoons, Morley said, may be intrigued by the glory of owning Onassis’s yacht; Middle Eastern oil magnates could have the means to buy a pricey piece of history.—
Michael Ballaban,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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For the manifesto’s authors, a just fashion system enriches the lives of workers, their families and their communities, not the coffers of billionaire fashion tycoons.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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Encouraged and frightened by the events at Naples, other sovereigns granted constitutions.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 Mar. 2026
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Whatever their precise content, the blessings of liberty allow people to be something like sovereigns over their own lives.—
Cass Sunstein,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
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The people’s princes Christopher Abbott and Mike Faist round out the central cast, along with newer-comers Joseph Zada and Joe Anders as the sons.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Wilson is an heiress to the Holiday Inn hotel fortune and her husband has long been linked to the princes.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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“Monarchs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monarchs. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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