as in dominion
royal power over a country
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Recent Examples of scepter
So, after figuring out that an evil scientist was using Loki’s scepter to build an artificial-intelligence system, Stark and Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) pop it into the Avengers Tower’s mainframe.
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Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
Myki Meeks was crowned as the Season 18 winner, taking home a $200,000 grand prize courtesy of RuPaul’s Drag Race Match Queen, a custom crown and scepter from Fierce Drag Jewels, and a year’s supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills Cosmetics.
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Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
At his concert, Busta Rhymes made a grand entrance, donning a crown, a flowing red robe and carrying a scepter — an unmistakable nod to King George from Hamilton.
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Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
The Cheshire Cat hid the Queen of Heart’s scepter and crown but blamed the Mad Hatter!
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Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
1 Jan. 2026
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Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
Myki Meeks was crowned as the Season 18 winner, taking home a $200,000 grand prize courtesy of RuPaul’s Drag Race Match Queen, a custom crown and scepter from Fierce Drag Jewels, and a year’s supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills Cosmetics.
—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
At his concert, Busta Rhymes made a grand entrance, donning a crown, a flowing red robe and carrying a scepter — an unmistakable nod to King George from Hamilton.
—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
The Cheshire Cat hid the Queen of Heart’s scepter and crown but blamed the Mad Hatter!
—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scepter
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The show represents a milestone in American TV, when showrunners like Shonda Rhimes began to become famous names in and of themselves, and create whole dominions of TV shows on networks and streaming services.
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Freeman had accomplished more than protecting her daughter from Hannah Ashley’s blow and, with perseverance, succeeded in getting herself and Lizzie out from under the Ashleys’ dominion.
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Everyone in the imperium knows the emperor is a nincompoop—and yet no one wants to go out on a limb to criticize him.
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The last time Harry and Meghan were in the United Kingdom together was in September 2022 for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, which marked the end of the monarch's 70-year reign.
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The winner of the tournament will begin her first reign as Knockouts TV champion.
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The standout is the lordship apartment sequence [in Episode 2] and the jump off the balcony.
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Under the Zhou dynasty, many smaller lordships fought for power in their regions including Hubei Province where the tombs are buried, according to Britannica.
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In fact, at the end of the Lebanese civil war in 1991, Syria established what amounted to absolute political, military and economic hegemony over Lebanon, during which thousands of Lebanese disappeared.
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The way in which sculpture has been used either by ideological regimes or political hegemonies is a long history.
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Complete domination from Portugal in the first half.
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After all, the statistical domination was quite clear.
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Hezbollah denounces the deal as a threat to Lebanese sovereignty, while Israeli leaders vow not to cede ‘a millimeter’ until the group is fully disarmed.
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Hernandez frames message sovereignty as the answer to a question every leader needs to sit with.
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The score might not suggest dominance, but Colombia controlled the game from the outset and held possession for nearly two-thirds of the match.
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Even casual soccer fans know about Lionel Messi and his dominance (six goals already).
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“Scepter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scepter. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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