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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
After a three year hiatus, the south Florida festival is returning in 2026 with a lineup featuring Australian dance star Fisher, two performances from bass-funk producer Griz, hip-hop/R&B royalty T-Pain and indie folk stars The Lumineers.
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Katie Bain, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
For decades, mechanical royalties from a deep cut on a popular album could get a writer enough to buy a house, but today, streaming revenue on even a viral hit may not be enough to cover rent.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
But Ischia—which once attracted Hollywood royalty including Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, on a break from filming Cleopatra, and still lures the likes of Robert DeNiro—isn’t really for the attention-seekers.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
King of Leon are still rock royalty.
—Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
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Katie Bain, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
For decades, mechanical royalties from a deep cut on a popular album could get a writer enough to buy a house, but today, streaming revenue on even a viral hit may not be enough to cover rent.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
But Ischia—which once attracted Hollywood royalty including Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, on a break from filming Cleopatra, and still lures the likes of Robert DeNiro—isn’t really for the attention-seekers.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
King of Leon are still rock royalty.
—Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for royalty
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Autumn Perkins, who lives in Middletown, Ohio, visited a Starbucks location inside Kroger and run by Kroger to order the mint majesty with two honeys.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Photographers interested in capturing the majesty of the night sky should read our roundup of the best cameras and lenses for astrophotography.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Lots of Guinness family members lived in England and had titles in British aristocracy, and some even became Protestant clergymen.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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Like Macbeth, King Henry met his tragic end when a civil war broke out and the aristocracy turned against him.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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The film focuses on the power grabbing tête-à-tête between both Sarah and Abigail, with the latter even marrying a colonel in order to regain her nobility.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
23 Sep. 2025
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But in, say, the French Revolution, things got going in part because of the popular unrest and the popular upheavals, but also because there was an inner circle of members of the French nobility who were totally pissed at Louis XVI.—
Nikki McCann Ramirez,
Rolling Stone,
22 Sep. 2025
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Likely had a breakout season last year, totaling 42 catches, 477 yards and six touchdowns — all career bests.—
Hunter Simpson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Course Difficulty Flat, straight courses without many hills favor personal bests.—
Christopher Bergland,
Verywell Health,
25 Sep. 2025
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Black men are not given the patience, the dignity or the humanity afforded to others.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
3 Oct. 2025
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Convincingly portraying a woman who regains her dignity in her quest to follow in her father’s footsteps, Hart’s performance of inscrutable sacrifice balances a regal confidence with the uneasiness of someone in perpetual survival mode.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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Kovalchuk's comments show the Russian elite is likely to remain deeply anti-Western and sympathetic toward conspiracy theories for the foreseeable future.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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During the trial, Combs' lawyers acknowledged that the man once famed for hosting lavish parties for the cultural elite in luxurious locales like the Hamptons and Saint-Tropez was at times violent in his relationships.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Royalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/royalty. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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