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Recent Examples of monarch The letter offered the president a meeting with the monarch at royal residences Dumfries House or Balmoral in Scotland to discuss a potential second state visit. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025 The late monarch even wore them to a meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, at Windsor Castle in May 2022. Julia Teti, WWD, 26 Feb. 2025 Depending on the documentation, the monarch only ruled over ancient Egypt for 13 years (1493-1479 BCE) at most, and possibly as little as three (1482-1479 BCE). Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Feb. 2025 Various monarchs of the Russian Empire repeatedly tried to conquer Finland. Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for monarch
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Noun
  • Her cold, calculating demeanor and constant desire to be in authority also reflect Capricorn's planetary ruler, Saturn.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Now, after 13 years of civil war and more than half a century of subjugation under the Assad regime, the Druze in Hader seem to have little appetite for taking their chances with the new ruler in Damascus.
    Uriel Heilman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • FedEx is suing Donald Trump-supporting pillow magnate Mike Lindell for nearly $9 million in unpaid delivery fees.
    Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The project soon attached Ed Harris to play James, a celebrated actor but failed property magnate.
    Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The American sovereign held fast for his plan to turn Ukraine into a client of the U.S.
    Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Since 2012, emerging market banks’ exposure to their own sovereign’s debt has risen over 35%.
    Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Billionaire business tycoon Elon Musk suggested that the International Space Station should be scrapped sooner rather than later.
    Alex Nitzberg, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Washington today echoes with so many uncomfortable reminders of that transitional moment in Moscow—the sudden, fearful silence of critics who had previously spoken out, the business tycoons rushing to kiss the President’s ring, the lying and reality distortions to fit the official narrative.
    Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • It was commissioned by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife and later became his own resting place, as well.
    Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2025
  • In a final act of capitulation, the seven-year-old Song emperor, Zhao Bing, drowned himself to evade capture by the Mongol navy.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Watch Black Widow on Disney+ Black Panther Following his father’s death, T’Challa returns home to Wakanda, a secretive nation with impressive technological advancements, to take his place as king.
    Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
  • And a civilization in ancient Mesopotamia saw the blood red moon as a bad omen for the king.
    Adithi Ramakrishnan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to the titles of prince and princess, Jacques is also the Marquis of Baux and Gabriella is the Countess of Carladès.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
  • They were granted the titles of prince and princess after their grandfather, 76, ascended to the throne in 2022.
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • When Bezos acquired The Washington Post for $250 million in 2013, its value to the tech baron was largely reputational.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
  • While the Rubiales trial took 18 months to be investigated and tried, the regional barons who have long dominated the federation successfully headed off the government’s talk of electoral reform.
    Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025

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“Monarch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monarch. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.

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