as in dominion
royal power over a country
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Recent Examples of scepter
Sticks, staff, swords, sabers, whips or scepters including extendable items.
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Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
Among these finds were a pair of gold earrings featuring depictions of lion heads; a gold earring in the form of a naked, winged Eros figure with a scepter in his right hand and a wreath in his left; and a gold necklace.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Why would Prime ever want to cede that scepter to anyone else?
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 19 Nov. 2024
The garment was discovered in Tomb II alongside a golden scepter, oak wreath and diadem of Persian origins and near depictions of Persian gazelles in the tomb's frieze.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
Among these finds were a pair of gold earrings featuring depictions of lion heads; a gold earring in the form of a naked, winged Eros figure with a scepter in his right hand and a wreath in his left; and a gold necklace.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Why would Prime ever want to cede that scepter to anyone else?
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 19 Nov. 2024
The garment was discovered in Tomb II alongside a golden scepter, oak wreath and diadem of Persian origins and near depictions of Persian gazelles in the tomb's frieze.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scepter
Noun
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In the superfund law New York claims dominion over global petroleum production.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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The Ba’ath Party, which once sought dominion over the entire Arab world, has now lost its final foothold.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
9 Dec. 2024
Noun
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But our failure to anticipate this most recent spark of dissent is perhaps more understandable; after all, as Xi’s one-party Leninist imperium has gathered momentum, most foreign journalists have been expelled from China.—
Orville Schell,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Dec. 2022
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At a time when Russia, weakened by its Ukrainian misadventure, risks becoming a satellite state of a rising Chinese imperium, reliance on Russia makes even less sense in the future.—
Shashi Tharoor,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Apr. 2022
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Nowadays, when grocery delivery apps and superstores reign supreme, the story of Ted's grocery store serves as a reminder of both losses and potential gains by reconnecting with the past.—
Jason Phillips,
USA TODAY,
2 Feb. 2025
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The most notable of these is the catastrophic Chicxulub impact, which happened around 66 million years ago and wiped out two-thirds of life on Earth and ended the reign of the dinosaurs.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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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.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2024
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In 1606, the estate’s lordship was acquired by Jean Sève, a Calvinist who played an important role in the uprising that led to Lyon coming back under the authority of Henry IV in 1594.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
12 Apr. 2024
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Or were all those billionaire potentates in the Capitol Rotunda — seated in front of Trump’s Cabinet picks — asserting their social, economic and cultural hegemony?—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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China remains the most prominent long-term threat to U.S. hegemony abroad, the president told the audience — a point of agreement with many in Trump’s circle.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
13 Jan. 2025
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Some supporters will love the domination Leeds tend to have from the first minute until the last.—
Beren Cross,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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The short—and apparently sweet—singer even manages to sit at Nos. 1 and 10 at the same time, which is really just a bit of coincidence that underlines her current domination of the airwaves.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Still, both advisers said that the commission has the power to protect Europe’s sovereignty, and to force the platforms to be more transparent.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
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Colombia’s action came as numerous countries in Latin America are attempting to figure out how to deal with the week-old Trump administration, pledging cooperation on some immigration issues but also seeking fair treatment and respect for their own national sovereignty.—
Tracy Wilkinson,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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There were other forecasters who even saw Eilish getting both, given her prior recent Grammy dominance.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
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The technological barriers that were supposed to protect America’s AI dominance, from advanced chips to massive data centers, are more mirage than fortress.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
3 Feb. 2025
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