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as in regal
fit for or worthy of a royal ruler
the school superintendent received a royal welcome
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as in magnificent
large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception
had a royal argument over family finances
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as in smooth
involving minimal difficulty or effort
unfortunately, there is no royal way for a person to achieve maturity
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Recent Examples of royal
Andrew's finances have been squeezed in recent years after he was forced to step away from royal duties and give up public funding amid concerns about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the American financier and convicted pedophile who committed suicide in prison in 2019.
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Danica Kirka The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Editor’s Note: This is a version of CNN’s Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on Britain’s royal family.
—Kathy Rose O'Brien and Billy Stockwell, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
France has also said that its appropriate cultural bodies will help restore Saudi heritage sites, including royal palaces, while its national library will aid in the digitization, conservation, and promotion of Saudi collections.
—News Desk, Artforum, 11 Dec. 2024
Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6, looked more grown up than ever at the festive event, which marked their second major royal outing of the year.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Danica Kirka The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Editor’s Note: This is a version of CNN’s Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on Britain’s royal family.
—Kathy Rose O'Brien and Billy Stockwell, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
France has also said that its appropriate cultural bodies will help restore Saudi heritage sites, including royal palaces, while its national library will aid in the digitization, conservation, and promotion of Saudi collections.
—News Desk, Artforum, 11 Dec. 2024
Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6, looked more grown up than ever at the festive event, which marked their second major royal outing of the year.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for royal
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Spill into a boho country-style living room housing a 200-year-old cast iron range oven with a crackling fireplace, woven oatmeal rugs, a traditional Welsh dresser, a cocktail cabinet, regal upholstered armchairs, cream canvas sofas (with fluffy throws), and an oak writing desk.Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Among the dresses was a regal red gown, which featured off-the-shoulder strap and a voluminous skirt.Julia Teti, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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Pearce, in a magnificent performance, plays him as a kind of citadel—towering yet human-scaled, his immaculate dress and coiffure barely mussed by the occasional burst of temper or spasm of ego.Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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Unfortunately, mid-rehearsal, their mother, Rose (an absolutely magnificent McDonald), comes thundering onto the stage, usurping Jocko’s leadership and sucking up all of the air into the room.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
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This creamy leave-in is formulated to deeply nourish, smooth, and strengthen, making heat styling less of a battle.Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 22 Dec. 2024
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Ryan Rollins delivered a perfect entry pass, and Portis spun over his right shoulder to knock down a smooth 12-foot turnaround jumper.Brian Sampson, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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On another rack is a coat made with a tweed that belongs to the family estate of an aristocratic customer.Samantha Conti, WWD, 20 Dec. 2024
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Gunn describes his take as less of an origin story and more of a journey, with Superman struggling to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage and aristocratic origins with his small-town, adoptive human family.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2024
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As a bonus, as though anyone needed another reason to want to visit this city, viewers get an absolute blast of a tour of Tokyo’s public toilets and their glorious designs.Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2024
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Over a luxurious two hours, this quasi-oratorio is a big fat glorious mess, and no conductor loves it more than Mehta.Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Founders with degrees from prestigious universities often have an easier time securing funding for their big ideas, with strong alumni networks, bias toward top graduates, and access to university entrepreneurship programs each adding a rung to their ladder of success.William Mullane, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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The Rose Gold Luster/Brown shadow stick pictured above is easy to smudge for a soft finish.Sarah Han, Allure, 21 Dec. 2024
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Building something epic means protecting your time.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Kelly Reilly paid tribute to everyone that had a hand in the success of Yellowstone ahead of the series’ epic, two-hour finale Sunday.Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
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Most antimatter particles created in particle accelerators have been fairly simple: anti-protons, positrons, anti-tritium and anti-helium — that sort of thing.Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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This small French bakery serves up simple but flawlessly executed French bread, and the jambon beurre sandwich here, served with a thick slathering of butter, grainy mustard and ham on a crusty baguette, reigns as my favorite sandwich of the year.Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Royal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/royal. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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