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Recent Examples of overlord
Or the employee cafeteria in the chains’ corporate overlord’s headquarters flunking an inspection?
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
Turning the dial, Charlamagne’s elevation to multi-platform talk overlord reinforces the South Carolina chatter’s grip on the title of hip-hop personality called upon to represent the culture outside its confines.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
On the other side of town, Paramount Skydance CEO Ellison, who of course is the son of Oracle overlord Larry Ellison, is in discussions with Apollo and other private-equity investors to join a potential $60 billion offer.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Refrain from rebelling against the GPS overlord!
—Katherine Lagrave, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
Turning the dial, Charlamagne’s elevation to multi-platform talk overlord reinforces the South Carolina chatter’s grip on the title of hip-hop personality called upon to represent the culture outside its confines.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
On the other side of town, Paramount Skydance CEO Ellison, who of course is the son of Oracle overlord Larry Ellison, is in discussions with Apollo and other private-equity investors to join a potential $60 billion offer.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Refrain from rebelling against the GPS overlord!
—Katherine Lagrave, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlord
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Bolstered by his military campaign in Morocco, Franco went on to lead Nationalist forces to victory in the Spanish Civil War, followed by a near 40-year rule as dictator.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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The first Eurovision boycott was in 1969 — ironically, by Austria, which refused to send a delegation to Spain under dictator Francisco Franco.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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And while Cathy has always been a famous beauty, Pugh is looking almost unreasonably chic as the arguable tyrant/Satan analog.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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To add to the second-hand embarrassment, a gaudy amusement park proves a vital part of Homelander’s plan—after all, fascists and tyrants tend to have bad taste.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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The Boys – Season 5 (Prime Video) Things have gone from bad to worse in the final season of The Boys, Prime Video’s irreverent superhero satire about America succumbing to charismatic despots and fascistic opportunists.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The writer-director sets her sophomore feature barely two years after the country shook off the despot’s iron grip.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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Cruise's colleagues hail him as the king of holiday desserts.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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Known as ‘the king of winter delicacies,’ fugu stands as a proud symbol of Japanese food culture.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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The meat of the summit doesn’t start until Thursday, when the leaders hold bilateral talks, visit the Temple of Heaven, where Chinese emperors once prayed for bumper crops, and take part in a formal banquet.—
Aamer Madhani,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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And, of course, the re-introduction of the emperor in the final installment even though Darth Vader killed him decades prior.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Goodnight, sweet prince of a celebration.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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And the reunion between Odysseus’ fellow king Menelaus (Jon Bernthal) and his wife Helen (Lupita Nyong’o)—the most beautiful woman in the world, blamed for starting the war after a Trojan prince spirited her away—has always felt too neatly resolved in the poem.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
12 May 2026
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Yet this year so far has been a dicey one for the Russian authoritarian.—
Daniel DePetris,
Twin Cities,
15 May 2026
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If calling a politician an aspiring authoritarian is tantamount to inciting their murder, then doing so is irresponsible even if the charge is true.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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Similarly, the scale, scope and depth of the AI revolution will also compel the group practice leaders, health system executives, private equity satraps and all others who now pull the strings on so many physicians to adapt to the democratization of medical knowledge.—
Michael L. Millenson,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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The ranks of the leadership are staffed, in large measure, with satraps and mediocrities.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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“Overlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlord. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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