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The Infinity Gauntlet appears across the Marvel Universe and is used by galactic warlord Thanos as a way to safely and efficiently use the Infinity Stones.
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Paul Brett, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Except for this one man, the evidence of the warlords and Japan going crazy had been horribly apparent.
—Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
The Trump administration’s African diplomatic team has made headway in striking a deal with the nation in which the U.S. would provide security assistance to the DRC government in its fight against warlords in return for U.S. access to critical minerals within the country.
—John Berlau, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
In addition, Russia filled the void left by the American disengagement in Libya, providing rhetorical and financial support for Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the powerful warlord who now controls the eastern part of the country.
—Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 25 July 2025
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Paul Brett, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Except for this one man, the evidence of the warlords and Japan going crazy had been horribly apparent.
—Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
The Trump administration’s African diplomatic team has made headway in striking a deal with the nation in which the U.S. would provide security assistance to the DRC government in its fight against warlords in return for U.S. access to critical minerals within the country.
—John Berlau, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
In addition, Russia filled the void left by the American disengagement in Libya, providing rhetorical and financial support for Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the powerful warlord who now controls the eastern part of the country.
—Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warlord
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The poem presents the Trojans, and the future Romans of Virgil’s own time, as both the underdogs and the oppressors, both the migrants and the colonizers, both the wretched refugees and the imperial overlords.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Man-su is at his workplace, where the incoming American overlords are cutting back and making 20% of the workforce redundant.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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Deriving from the word caudillo, or strongman, caudillismo is a quintessential Latin American political phenomenon.—
Omar G. Encarnación,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Jan. 2025
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That includes Democrats calling Trump a caudillo — a stereotypical Latin American strongman — or Republicans accusing Biden for being socialist in the style of left-wing Latin American leaders.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes and,
Miami Herald,
21 June 2024
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The cut was not only Bieber’s first to start in first place, but — amazingly — his first ruler on the most competitive songs ranking in America.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The following year, Jenna Ortega wore a Balmain creation made from silver tailoring tape and metallic rulers, an avant-garde nod to the artistry of couture construction.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Hughes and his boss have to manage inputs and enter commands manually.—
Jenna McLaughlin,
NPR,
20 Sep. 2025
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Dan Gilroy Emmy-winning Andor writer Dan Gilroy penned an op-ed for Deadline in support of Kimmel while also saving some empathy for his Disney bosses.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
20 Sep. 2025
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Why don’t all the rich potentates, sheiks, oligarchs and MAGA dictators meet and fix it?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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With the pandemic, the year-round population of a once-seasonal resort town swelled with Manhattan refugees, those in the Trump orbit, and tech and finance potentates, many of them serious collectors like Ken Griffin and Steve Ross.—
Ben Widdicombe,
Vulture,
12 May 2025
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“Warlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warlord. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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