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as in ruler
one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority
the ruling monarch of Britain at that time was Queen Elizabeth I
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as in magnate
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
the glitzy gala was attended by most of the reigning monarchs of the recording industry
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Recent Examples of monarch
Mayer adds that the monarch's traditional neutrality could be tested.
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Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
Ever since 1939, when King George VI became the first British monarch to set foot on the soil of the country’s former colony, there’s been a special sort of excitement whenever the royals come to the United States.
—Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
The King would then follow in his mother's footsteps, becoming just the second-ever British monarch to deliver an address to a joint meeting of Congress.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
The former monarch’s dachshund Tillia was also present and posed as a member of the family for the occasion.
—Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 17 Apr. 2026
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Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
Ever since 1939, when King George VI became the first British monarch to set foot on the soil of the country’s former colony, there’s been a special sort of excitement whenever the royals come to the United States.
—Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
The King would then follow in his mother's footsteps, becoming just the second-ever British monarch to deliver an address to a joint meeting of Congress.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
The former monarch’s dachshund Tillia was also present and posed as a member of the family for the occasion.
—Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monarch
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The ensuing rulers, the Joseon monarchy, did their predecessors one better.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Skipping that meeting and quitting OPEC at the same time will be seen as a snub to Saudi’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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During his tenure at Daqo New Energy, the Chinese manufacturing magnate landed in hot water with the federal government multiple times over his links to the Chinese Communist Party’s repression of religious and ethnic minorities.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Apr. 2026
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Designed by architect Andreas Kriezis—who also transformed King Otto’s former palace into the Greek Parliament building on nearby Syntagma Square—it was commissioned by Dimitrios Kallimasiotis, a shipping magnate and politician, as his residence.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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The sovereign's sceptre with cross The sovereign's sceptre with cross dates back to 1661, when it was first used at the coronation of King Charles II.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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Legitimate authority Historically, the conversation about a war’s justness began by asking whether a responsible sovereign had declared it.—
Valerie Morkevicius,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
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Then another message landed in their inboxes, this one from a local tycoon’s philanthropic organization.—
Diana Li,
Bloomberg,
24 Apr. 2026
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More Midwest Castle Experiences Missouri’s popular Ha Ha Tonka State Park holds the ruins of a business tycoon’s dream castle.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
Midwest Living,
22 Apr. 2026
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Instead of Gladiators fighting for our entertainment, the emperors are shadowboxing before an angry populace.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The film is based on Frank Herbert’s novel Dune Messiah and sees what happens when Paul becomes emperor.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Eventually, Ding moves his bishop to a square where it can be trapped, and the game is over; Gukesh is the youngest outright world champion in history, the game’s new king.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Like 250 years The king has the serendipitous timing of arriving as the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence approaches.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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The league is primarily funded by PIF, the sovereign wealth fund chaired by Mohammed bin Salman – the crown prince of Saudi Arabia and the man who a US intelligence report named as responsible for approving the operation that led to the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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When Charles came in 1985, as a prince, the Post ran a hundred-and-sixteen-page supplement from the British Tourist Authority.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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Eventually, a lesser prince granted him the title of baron.—
Amanda Rosa
Updated April 28,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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Such hospitality was reserved for a narrow category of humanity, resembling as closely as possible those local barons whose surnames crusted the stones of local cemeteries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Monarch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monarch. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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