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a group of people who are related that maintain a powerful position for a long time
The latest heirs of the ruling dynasty have no interest in ceding their position of authority over the land.
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Recent Examples of dynasty
For more than half a century, the Assad dynasty appeared to have an impregnable hold over Syria.
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Natasha Hall, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
Created by the royal Bourbon dynasty, the National Archeological Museum of Naples is among the world’s most important archeological museums.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
Read on to find out which stars are related to royalty, who joins the Cheers comedic dynasty and the politician-comedian duo who bears more than a passing resemblance to each other.
—Grace Gavilanes, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Mark Teixeira Most of the great New York Yankees from the 1990s dynasty were in the game last year, but not Teixeira.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Natasha Hall, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
Created by the royal Bourbon dynasty, the National Archeological Museum of Naples is among the world’s most important archeological museums.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
Read on to find out which stars are related to royalty, who joins the Cheers comedic dynasty and the politician-comedian duo who bears more than a passing resemblance to each other.
—Grace Gavilanes, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Mark Teixeira Most of the great New York Yankees from the 1990s dynasty were in the game last year, but not Teixeira.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dynasty
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Atkins was listed as a director at three different offshore entities either owned or affiliated with the Humphreys family.Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Around six months ago, Mangione cut off contact with his friends and family, according to the Times.Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
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The upcoming Season 5 finale of Yellowstone will not be the end of the Dutton clan’s story.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Any recognition of Somaliland as an independent state will result in dangerous repercussions, including exacerbating internal divisions between the various clans of Somaliland that support independence and others that seek to remain within the Somali federal state.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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According to evidence introduced at trial, on May 29, 2023, the defendant provided alcohol to a minor female who was invited to spend the night at Hariprasad’s house by a minor female friend.Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024
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This is evident in the house and, later, in the greater town of Macondo.Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
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Barring a successful appeal, the decision ensures Murdoch's media empire will be left equally to his four oldest children, who are not all ideologically aligned with the conservative views of Rupert and Lachlan.Sara Fischer, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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Lisa Frank was very hands-on in the early days of running her rainbow empire.Angela Andaloro, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Dynasty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynasty. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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