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as in majesty
a dignified bearing or appearance befitting someone of royal status
she has an air of royalty that belies her humble origins
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as in aristocracy
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
a political fund-raiser attended by the royalty of the Hollywood scene
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Recent Examples of royalty
Nearly all of Jersey Mike's restaurants are franchised, so the bulk of its revenue comes from royalties and advertising fees.
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Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
No label takes a cut, meaning most royalties flow straight into her pockets.
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Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
2 July 2026
That year, the Princess of Wales wore a bespoke purple dress from Safiyaa—a nod not only to an official color of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, but also to royalty and her own strength.
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Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
2 July 2026
He was arrested on drugs and weapons charges in 2006, and, in 2012, successfully secured a better royalty rate from Can’t Stop Productions and publisher Scorpio Music for his role as a Village People co-writer.
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Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
1 July 2026
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Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
No label takes a cut, meaning most royalties flow straight into her pockets.
—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
2 July 2026
That year, the Princess of Wales wore a bespoke purple dress from Safiyaa—a nod not only to an official color of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, but also to royalty and her own strength.
—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
2 July 2026
He was arrested on drugs and weapons charges in 2006, and, in 2012, successfully secured a better royalty rate from Can’t Stop Productions and publisher Scorpio Music for his role as a Village People co-writer.
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Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
1 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for royalty
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Since discovering the beauty of Florida more than four decades ago, Clyde Butcher has become known for his giant black-and-white photographs showing the dramatic majesty of the state’s landscape — especially the Everglades.
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Route 12, Utah The red rock majesty of Utah is on triumphant display on State Route 12, winding between Capitol Reef and Bryce Canyon national parks.
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At last, Jones also thought, there was a chance to spotlight the dynamic between North Wales‘ working-class community and its aristocracy on the big screen, a corner of Britain’s social history that has long been sidelined.
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Meanwhile, its extensive aristocracy dominated its society and economy.
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Gustaf Lagerbielke, a 26-year-old center back, comes from a line of nobility, particularly Counts, in his home country.
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This piece of jewelry, worn by Princess Elisabeth, was a wedding gift from the Belgian nobility to Mathilde on the occasion of her wedding in 1999.
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The longer races are brutally hard, but Kerstin loves helping other runners pursue their personal bests.
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The most productive game of his career came in the Chiefs’ Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, with personal bests of 157 yards and two touchdowns on eight receptions.
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Choung Wan, an emeritus professor at Seoul’s Kyung Hee University Law School, said laws are urgently needed to protect the dignity and other rights of the deceased.
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But liberals should have confidence in meeting those fears with arguments about natural-law principles of equality and dignity underpinning our legal tradition.
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For Eala, beating Rybakina and sharing the court with Williams reinforced her place among the game’s elite.
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The rise of the Roman empire across the Mediterranean widened the elite’s horizons for travel but narrowed their personal ambitions, and made romantic love a worthy subject for epic literature.
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“Royalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/royalty. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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