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as in majesty
a dignified bearing or appearance befitting someone of royal status
she has an air of royalty that belies her humble origins
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as in aristocracy
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
a political fund-raiser attended by the royalty of the Hollywood scene
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Recent Examples of royalty
But in spite of all that love for royalty, that same YouGov poll found only 42% of Americans view King Charles III favorably; Camilla clocks in at 30% approval.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Splice’s biggest asset is its royalty-free sample library, aimed at those already somewhat fluent in DAW systems like Ableton and Logic Pro.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2026
Bezos’s wedding last year was big enough that some people expected to see some royalty present, particularly considering a lot of big celebrities attended, including the Kardashians, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Barack Obama.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 29 Apr. 2026
Call it a meating of hamburger royalty.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Splice’s biggest asset is its royalty-free sample library, aimed at those already somewhat fluent in DAW systems like Ableton and Logic Pro.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2026
Bezos’s wedding last year was big enough that some people expected to see some royalty present, particularly considering a lot of big celebrities attended, including the Kardashians, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Barack Obama.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 29 Apr. 2026
Call it a meating of hamburger royalty.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for royalty
Noun
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In fact, music, the majesty and mystery thereof, is a theme to which Simon has returned time and again.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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To appreciate the majesty of the Atlantic from your balcony, splurge on one of the upper-floor ocean-view options.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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Breyer is married to Joanna Freda Hare, a psychologist and member of the British aristocracy.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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The lower classes and the clergy had always hated the Castilians, and the Portuguese aristocracy and the commercial classes—previously content with the patronage and the economic opportunities that the union with Spain had provided—had become dissatisfied during the preceding 20 years.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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In particular, popes wanted to select the church’s bishops rather than allowing nobility or a king to do so.—
Joëlle Rollo-Koster,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Lagerbielke — or more accurately, the 11th Baron Lagerbielke — is a member of the Swedish nobility and lies 254th in line to the country’s throne.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Cuevas produced solid numbers last season with the Tide — 37 receptions, 411 yards, four TDs — and had career bests in 2022 at Cal Poly (58 catches, 678 yards, six TDs).—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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In 1971, the Osmonds tallied nine gold records, surpassing single-year bests by Elvis and the Beatles.—
Maria Sherman,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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But on May 1, a particular kind of message was emphasized — dignity for workers.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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Before investing millions more yen in robotic experiments, the next policy response might be to meaningfully lift wages as part of a broader effort to restore dignity and status to the work itself.—
Catherine Thorbecke,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Georgia Tech football might have found its next elite running back just 25 miles north of Bobby Dodd Stadium.—
Jack Leo,
AJC.com,
1 May 2026
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There were ups and downs through the race’s first few decades, but always a consistent effort to get elites— women included—to the track.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
1 May 2026
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“Royalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/royalty. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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