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Recent Examples of peerage
The fictional Kingdom of Redonda is something of a running in-joke among European artists, who occupy the throne and make up most of its peerage.
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Clay Risen, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2022
He later was granted a peerage, making Jane a baroness.
—Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 31 May 2022
Though most historians agree that Anne was likely innocent of the crimes she was accused of, she was nonetheless unanimously convicted by a court of the peerage.
—Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 28 Aug. 2022
Rachel Rynda became the 69th Princess Kay of the Milky Way at this year’s fair, a peerage with duties that include whipping up support for the state’s 2,100 dairy farmers for a year.
—Joe Barrett, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022
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Clay Risen, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2022
He later was granted a peerage, making Jane a baroness.
—Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 31 May 2022
Though most historians agree that Anne was likely innocent of the crimes she was accused of, she was nonetheless unanimously convicted by a court of the peerage.
—Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 28 Aug. 2022
Rachel Rynda became the 69th Princess Kay of the Milky Way at this year’s fair, a peerage with duties that include whipping up support for the state’s 2,100 dairy farmers for a year.
—Joe Barrett, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peerage
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There were seven Crusades, which cut down the flower of Europe’s nobility and annihilated innumerable poor serfs for a period of more than 150 years until 1270.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024
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Collection There’s a nobility that usually comes with characters who overcome disabilities, to say nothing of the actors who play them, but one of the dark pleasures of Matchstick Men is that triumph over adversity means being the most effective criminal possible.Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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In the decades that followed, Kreskin performed his act for presidents, royalty and on hundreds and hundreds of television appearances.Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Mosley, 33, will travel around the country to bust cons both big and small: religious scammers, fake royalty, Ponzi schemes and more.Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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The Whitehaven neighborhood had developed in the late 19th century and attracted as residents the Memphis gentry.Michael T. Bertrand, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
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Weather permitting but even in the occasional, rejuvenating drizzle, in wellies and hunting jackets like English gentry, Asher and Carol would tramp the grounds with the trio of dogs manic over every deer or rabbit.Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
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Within this microcosm of society, some women find solace and an unexpected sense of freedom within a restrictive society, while others are unjustly confined for defying societal norms.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
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Another prominent conspiracy theory that’s re-appeared is Project Blue Beam, a decades-old claim that the government will use deceptive tactics—like faking an alien invasion—to dominate society.Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Immediately upon being plucked from the proverbial shadows of the backroom studio, Alessandro Michele astonished with his new Gucci, a house reawakened by an intriguing gentility rich with influences from antiquity to today’s urban culture.Bridget Foley, WWD, 27 Sep. 2024
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There's also an emphasis on productivity and navigating your life with quiet confidence and gentility.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 June 2023
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“Peerage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peerage. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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