Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emirs
Noun
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This made Major responsible for the legal and administrative matters relating to the princes.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025 -
While the 1930s Santa Cruz surfers may have been shown as primarily white men, the sport dates back to 12th-century Polynesia and was first demonstrated in Santa Cruz by three Hawaiian princes in 1885.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Asheikh was the third cleric to hold the position since the country’s founding, serving three kings during an era of major cultural and political transformation in Saudi Arabia and the region.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Getafe managed to hold the kings of Catalonia to a 1-1 draw the last time these teams faced off at the Coliseum in January, but Jose Bordalas' men have lost seven in a row on the road to Barcelona.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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So inside of those circles, the weird culty myopia that would have existed around these child emperors that were in charge of things.—
Nikki McCann Ramirez,
Rolling Stone,
22 Sep. 2025
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By the finale, the galactic chessboard is crowded with players—emperors, rebels, prophets, impostors—but as Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) warned in the very first episode, the center cannot hold.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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This lengthy conflict decimated the economy of Ivalice, and in its wake, power-hungry lords have split the land into a feudal society.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile Boys Noize, who’s been opening for Nine Inch Nails on their current Peel It Back tour, will play alongside the industrial lords as Nine Inch Noize.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The conservative Yomiuri issued its own proposal in May, calling for an urgent revision to the Imperial House Law to give royal status to husbands and children of princesses and allow women to succeed the throne.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Twin Cities,
6 Sep. 2025
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Each child will have the chance to meet and take photos with their favorite princesses during a special meet-and-greet.—
Tiffani Jackson Skinner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The mysteries of Cleopatra’s death Despite her short life of just 39 years, Cleopatra made an impact on the ancient world as one of a handful of female rulers and the last pharaoh of Egypt.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Malta’s food, drink, art, and architecture have been influenced by centuries of foreign rulers, among them Phoenicians, Romans, Greeks, Arabs, Normans, Sicilians, French, and British.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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From Peter the Great to Nicholas I, the czars fought wars to gain access to and control the Black Sea.—
Galip Dalay,
Time,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Emirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emirs. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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