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Recent Examples of dukedom
In October, Andrew was stripped of his princely title, his dukedom, and a number of awards and honorifics.
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Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 2 Feb. 2026
However, the scandal surrounding King Charles' brother, the former Prince Andrew — who was stripped of his dukedom as well as his other royal titles, including prince, in October 2025 — has led some to believe that the York title is tainted and won't be reassigned in the future.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
The negative press association with this dukedom is not a positive step.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The announcement on Friday evening draws a line once and for all, without having to go through the messy machinations of a parliamentary intervention, which would have been required to remove the dukedom.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 2 Feb. 2026
However, the scandal surrounding King Charles' brother, the former Prince Andrew — who was stripped of his dukedom as well as his other royal titles, including prince, in October 2025 — has led some to believe that the York title is tainted and won't be reassigned in the future.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
The negative press association with this dukedom is not a positive step.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The announcement on Friday evening draws a line once and for all, without having to go through the messy machinations of a parliamentary intervention, which would have been required to remove the dukedom.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dukedom
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The Austrian archduchess Marie Louise, former empress of the French, who was granted Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla for her lifetime, preserved some of the Napoleonic administrative and legal structure in the duchy.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 Mar. 2026
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La Tour was born in Lorraine, a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire, in 1593, twenty-one years after Caravaggio, whose sensational combination of naturalism and theater, light and dark, formed him as a painter.—
Nicole Krauss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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With that, Grace decided to abandon her blazing career in Hollywood and move to the small principality of Monaco.—
Francesca Pellegrini,
Vanity Fair,
19 Apr. 2026
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On this day in 1956, the two-day wedding celebration of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III began in the tiny European principality of Monaco.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
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Consider going out to look for special furniture or items that could transform your home into even more of a kingdom.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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The deal is expected to include promoting music events held in the kingdom to global audiences, and may also cover sports tournaments hosted in the country.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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The guys who have literally created their entire media empires around being online and around the clip ecosystem, livestreaming, et cetera?—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Bud is the evil empire of beer.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Some may even be in the public domain and therefore available from multiple companies to package creatively, although publishers, along with authors and their estates, support long terms of copyright, and further extensions thereof, because this protects the value of the backlist.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Apr. 2026
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In this limbo state, you’re technically admitted to the hospital, but still located in the physical domain of the ER.—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Dukedom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dukedom. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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