Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for satraps
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But several years after his burial, his body was reinterred to lie beside Psusennes I, one of the most powerful kings of the period.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025 -
And the matchup presents a head-to-head befitting the occasion as the reigning Dutch champion hosts the defending kings of Belgium's top flight.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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In a city where franchise quarterbacks become princes and Super Bowl-winning coaches are hailed forever, much of the conversation the past seven months has centered on Bo Nix and Sean Payton.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
5 Sep. 2025
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The project is described to us as in the vein of King Lear and Succession, charting the rivalry between two princes over a renowned Korean painting.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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By the finale, the galactic chessboard is crowded with players—emperors, rebels, prophets, impostors—but as Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) warned in the very first episode, the center cannot hold.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Japan traditionally had male emperors, but female succession was permitted.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Twin Cities,
6 Sep. 2025
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Yet Gulf rulers also share strategic goals with Israel.—
David Mednicoff,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
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Inspired by the colonial Singapore gangsters rulers, four girls, at a modern-day regimented elite secondary school form their own gang cam-recording petty acts of rebellion, led by firebrand freethinking lesbian Choo Xin Yu.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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From Peter the Great to Nicholas I, the czars fought wars to gain access to and control the Black Sea.—
Galip Dalay,
Time,
19 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile Boys Noize, who’s been opening for Nine Inch Nails on their current Peel It Back tour, will play alongside the industrial lords as Nine Inch Noize.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
16 Sep. 2025
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As kings and lords stopped leading troops into battle, the role of head of the military fell to a chancellor.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Satraps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satraps. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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