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a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
a neighborhood in which the city's merchant princes built palaces that shamelessly celebrated their wealth
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Recent Examples of prince
The former prince will now move to a property on the royal family's Sandringham estate in Norfolk, BBC News reported.
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Alexandra Koch , Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Andrew, 65, will now be known simply as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, no longer a prince or His Royal Highness.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
And now, with a lucrative new four-year deal for film and TV at Paramount for their production company, Upside Down Pictures, they’re primed to become the crown princes of Hollywood.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Not only did nobody else—not Sean Combs, not a couple of princes—come anywhere near those two, they, like most of us, probably would have crossed the street to avoid them.
—George Kalogerakis, Air Mail, 11 Oct. 2025
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Alexandra Koch , Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Andrew, 65, will now be known simply as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, no longer a prince or His Royal Highness.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
And now, with a lucrative new four-year deal for film and TV at Paramount for their production company, Upside Down Pictures, they’re primed to become the crown princes of Hollywood.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Not only did nobody else—not Sean Combs, not a couple of princes—come anywhere near those two, they, like most of us, probably would have crossed the street to avoid them.
—George Kalogerakis, Air Mail, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prince
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One of the collections comes from Walmart tycoon Jack Shewmaker, which features a plethora of rare pickup trucks.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Oct. 2025
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Tabor Opera House Built in 1879 by mining tycoon Horace Tabor, the Tabor Opera House is a Victorian-era landmark in the heart of downtown that still hosts live theater, concerts, and community events.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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But my collection intentionally ignored the fraudulent exploits of billionaire heirs, tax dodgers and corporate magnates — defense contracts, government lobbying, bank accounts in Switzerland, shell companies in Panama, citizenship of Antigua and political asylum in London.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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The eight-bedroom residence is being offered by Duty Free Americas magnate Simon Falic and his wife, Jana Falic, who bought the property on a whim in 2015 after falling in love with the island on their second visit.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
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In a nutshell, the Trojan prince Paris sails to Sparta to capture Helen, the beautiful wife of the king of Sparta, Menelaus.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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For three long weeks that began to seem rude or impertinent, as if the Prize hadn’t been announced, as if a king and queen weren’t waiting for his answer, Dylan said nothing about the award.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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When a young woman (Michie Tomizawa) becomes the target of a powerful vampire lord, Count Lee (Seizô Katô) — first in a ruthless countryside attack, later an abduction — D takes it upon himself to save her.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Petro has repeatedly defended his policy, which moves away from a repressive approach and prioritizes reaching agreements with growers of coca leaf - the raw material for cocaine - to encourage them to switch to other crops, pursuing major drug lords and combating money laundering.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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In his recent appearance on The Reluctant Traveler on Apple TV, the Prince of Wales, 43, spoke candidly about his connection to the late monarch and her husband, revealing that their relationship grew closer as the years went on.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Everything goes to the next monarch.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Prussian baron Alexander von Humboldt carried out the best-known of these mapping efforts in Central and South America.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Mia Wasikowska plays Edith, an heiress who marries a seductive baron, Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston), and moves into his enormous, decaying mansion — which is also inhabited by Thomas' enigmatic sister, Lucille (Jessica Chastain).—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When cooked, lion’s mane doesn’t taste like most mushrooms, but instead has a firm, meaty texture and a mild, seafood-like flavor that's often compared to crab or lobster.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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But when a mother (Olivia Horton) throws her toddler into a moat surrounding an enclosure full of prowling lions at the zoo, puzzle pieces come together like a satanic symbol.—
Michael Lee Simpson,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Early messaging from the administration focused on removing dangerous criminals who were in the country illegally, but White House border czar Tom Homan recently said anyone in the country illegally, even without a criminal record, should be arrested.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
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Sowell had paid Hall a $50,000 consulting fee as recently as February — right before Hall entered the border czar’s office working under Homan, government disclosure documents show.—
Avi Asher-Schapiro,
ProPublica,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Prince.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prince. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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