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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 the changes, Spotify is estimated to have paid publishers and songwriters $150 million less in royalties over a year.
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Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The Thursday kickoff has effervescent Bay Area bluegrass/folk royalty Brothers Comatose alongside Paul Thorn and an after-party from the indelible North Mississippi Allstars.
—Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2025
Structure for success: Offer creators both equity and short-term incentives like royalties to ensure full commitment.
Build the business beyond the creator: The product must stand on its own.
—Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Our obsession with royalty does not seem like the kind of fetish that protects.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 26 June 2025
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Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The Thursday kickoff has effervescent Bay Area bluegrass/folk royalty Brothers Comatose alongside Paul Thorn and an after-party from the indelible North Mississippi Allstars.
—Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2025
Structure for success: Offer creators both equity and short-term incentives like royalties to ensure full commitment.
Build the business beyond the creator: The product must stand on its own.
—Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Our obsession with royalty does not seem like the kind of fetish that protects.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for royalty
Noun
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More admired than beloved, the show has extended an open challenge to theater artists drawn to the sophisticated majesty of Brown’s Tony-winning score but daunted by the expansive scope of Uhry’s Tony-winning book.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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While some of these women have officially earned their crowns in the Disney princess canon, other heroines like Elsa from Frozen (2013) and Mirabel from Encanto (2021) have essentially become honorary majesties.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 June 2025
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A little biographical information: He was born in 1896 into the decaying Bourbon aristocracy.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
7 Apr. 2025
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Republican purists wanted a simple, technical training school that kept the costs low and, more importantly, kept the officer corps from evolving into an aristocracy.—
Ryan Shaw / Made by History,
TIME,
24 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Left Bank, or Rive Gauche, lies on the more discreet side with its hôtels particuliers, mansions, and grand townhouses built by French nobility when Louis XIV’s court traded Paris for Versailles.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2025
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Elegant women and dandies rapidly flocked to it, including royalty and nobility such as the Countess of Castiglione, Princess of Metternich, Prince of Wales and Duchess of Berry.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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In just 30 games, averaged 12.9 points and 4.9 rebounds on 36% shooting from 3-point range, all marks that were personal bests.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2025
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Both sums are weekly bests for Lake, who co-authored each song on the LP.—
Jim Asker,
Billboard,
25 June 2025
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We must be reminded of the meaning and importance of human dignity, freedom and equality in each generation, especially as those ideals are expressed in the Declaration of Independence.—
Hans Zeiger,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 July 2025
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Somehow Harold had found out, and come to sit with me, and out of respect for my dignity had never mentioned it afterward.—
Nicole Krauss,
The Atlantic,
6 July 2025
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The podcast’s popularity earned him a spot on the Forbes Under 30 Europe list in 2019, more than 100 million downloads and a direct line into the private capital elite.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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For those of us in the trenches of X, the meltdown was a familiar sight, echoing the contempt that the tech elite have directed at San Francisco for years, with the endless lamentations of anarchy at pharmacy branches in Union Square or the liberal policies of politicians like Aaron Peskin.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
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“Royalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/royalty. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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