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a person who has a high rank or an important position
The dinner was attended by many foreign dignitaries. dignitaries of the church
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Recent Examples of dignitaries
The meeting between the two dignitaries will won’t include a livestreamed news conference like those the president has hosted with other international figures.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and other dignitaries were also at the ceremony, which comes ahead of the 25th anniversary of the attacks.
—Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
The hotel also hosts the annual National Prayer Breakfast in the same ballroom with similar government dignitaries and that event is also secured by the Secret Service.
—Tamara Keith, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
Though the setting was a private home, the event was a formal gathering attended by the university president and various dignitaries.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026
Visiting dignitaries had to take in the splendor and power of the regime while going to meet Hitler.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Expect military processions, a major banquet, visits to the legislature, and opportunities for the visiting dignitaries to see the other nation’s citizens.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
The list of visiting dignitaries speaks to the growing nature of the threat.
—Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
The only other time the city quashes permit requests is during the United Nations General Assembly, a weeklong annual event in September that involves major street closures and police resources being heavily used to protect dignitaries from around the globe.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and other dignitaries were also at the ceremony, which comes ahead of the 25th anniversary of the attacks.
—Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
The hotel also hosts the annual National Prayer Breakfast in the same ballroom with similar government dignitaries and that event is also secured by the Secret Service.
—Tamara Keith, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
Though the setting was a private home, the event was a formal gathering attended by the university president and various dignitaries.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026
Visiting dignitaries had to take in the splendor and power of the regime while going to meet Hitler.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Expect military processions, a major banquet, visits to the legislature, and opportunities for the visiting dignitaries to see the other nation’s citizens.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
The list of visiting dignitaries speaks to the growing nature of the threat.
—Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
The only other time the city quashes permit requests is during the United Nations General Assembly, a weeklong annual event in September that involves major street closures and police resources being heavily used to protect dignitaries from around the globe.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dignitaries
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The backstory Originally built during New York City’s Roaring ‘20s in 1926, the Surrey is a historic Art Deco gem that was once a residential hotel frequented by celebrities like JFK, Bette Davis, and Claudette Colbert.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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Still, celebrities have to grapple with the reputational risks of leaning into a technology that garners widespread public distrust.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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Downriver from the Shoshone Falls are the Pillar Falls, a low waterfall split by rock pillars.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
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As their mutual competitiveness grows shockingly ugly, Niall learns to turn Ruben’s Samsonian strength and fury against him, knocking down the pillars of Ruben’s own life.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Leave the monuments to the developers and let city employees work in a clean, safe and frugal environment.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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The exhibition is the brainchild of guest curator Paul Farber, who spent years exploring the meaning of the statue and public monuments — including through his NPR podcasts — before bringing the conversation into the museum.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Schneider gave a shout-out to his scouting staff for doing the work to uncover the type of personalities the Seahawks would be acquiring.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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For the very first time, Rina and Serasi stepped onto their outdoor habitat — and their personalities were already on full display.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the Vega system has scant evidence for any planets at all, leading many to suspect that the conventional planet formation story doesn’t work for rapidly rotating stars.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Met also provides a dramatic backdrop for rising style stars to break out.—
Erika Harwood,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
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The truth in this story seems to be elusive and unknowable, and this circles back to your earlier question about what kind of assumptions are made about people with names like Saïd or Tamerlan.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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The sandwiches derive their names from the city’s streets.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The villain — who flew around inside a giant disco ball for no apparent reason — absorbed the Guardians’ powers and used them against the magical girl heroes.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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Kerouac is now seen as a quintessentially American writer, mining the American truths of his time and place as his heroes Whitman, Mark Twain, and Thomas Wolfe had done.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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