as in dominion
royal power over a country
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Recent Examples of scepter
Sticks, staff, swords, sabers, whips or scepters including extendable items.
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Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Dancers in ornate pharaonic costumes -- crowned with golden headpieces and holding scepters -- performed to a live international orchestra, as fireworks and drones depicting ancient gods lit up the sky above.
—Ayat Al-Tawy, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
Irving was writing before the Americanized spelling of words like scepter, pioneered by Noah Webster, had fully taken hold, a reminder that the transformations the story describes were still very much ongoing.
—John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
His throne room is a concrete box; his scepter a smartphone smuggled in to his confines.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
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Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Dancers in ornate pharaonic costumes -- crowned with golden headpieces and holding scepters -- performed to a live international orchestra, as fireworks and drones depicting ancient gods lit up the sky above.
—Ayat Al-Tawy, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
Irving was writing before the Americanized spelling of words like scepter, pioneered by Noah Webster, had fully taken hold, a reminder that the transformations the story describes were still very much ongoing.
—John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
His throne room is a concrete box; his scepter a smartphone smuggled in to his confines.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scepter
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This was clearly outside the purview of the colonizer, who saw land as a resource held under his dominion.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Apr. 2026
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For China, bringing Taiwan under its dominion would break through that barrier and expand its military reach.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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Everyone in the imperium knows the emperor is a nincompoop—and yet no one wants to go out on a limb to criticize him.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Islamic Republic of Iran is motivated by a desire to bring about the end times and usher in an everlasting Islamic imperium.—
Mike Coté,
National Review,
20 July 2025
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Another president will be along soon Monarchs don’t have terms or term limits, although Charles’ reign will certainly be shorter than his mother’s seven decades.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Stylistically, the naturalistic sculpture hails from the reign of Augustus, dating between 27 BCE and 14 CE.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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The standout is the lordship apartment sequence [in Episode 2] and the jump off the balcony.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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Under the Zhou dynasty, many smaller lordships fought for power in their regions including Hubei Province where the tombs are buried, according to Britannica.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2024
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The film school generation challenged this hegemony to create a strong sense of community and nurture the desire to build a new cinema.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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That moment marked the ideological course the Caribbean nation would take and its opposition to Washington’s continental hegemony.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Many Indians and students of colonialism see it as a symbol of the British Empire and the domination and plunder of imperialism.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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That Dalglish’s vast contribution in Liverpool’s domination of English football over the previous decade would have helped him in sticky spots is a reminder that Slot has little to fall back on.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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That's why Utah, a state that prides itself on sovereignty and small-government, is seeking federal help to revive a landmark that is culturally, environmentally and economically vital to the region.—
Saige Miller,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Chinese version of Apple Maps doesn’t recognize the sovereignty of Taiwan, and the Chinese version of iOS excludes Taiwan’s flag from the emoji keyboard.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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Washington is trying to reduce China’s dominance over critical mineral supply chains.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Denver had a hot start in the first half, with attacking duo Melissa Kössler and Natasha Flint continuing their dominance this season and scoring in the 16th and 32nd minutes, respectively.—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Scepter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scepter. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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