Thesaurus results for BARONY

barony

noun

ˈber-ə-nē

Definition of barony

as in area

a region of activity, knowledge, or influence no longer is the city's social and cultural life the barony of a few old-line families

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Recent Examples of barony Cyril was promoted by Gladstone from an MP to a barony in 1892. — Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books, 2 Feb. 2023 Thanks to his accumulation of new wealth, Édouard Louis Joseph Empain was raised to a barony by the Belgian king in 1907. — Jonathan Kirsch, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 His namesake grandfather was a man of modest origins who had received his barony from Belgium’s King Leopold II in recognition of his accomplishments as an industrialist. — Tom Sancton, Town & Country, 31 Mar. 2022 When the emperor tired of him, Frank and his followers moved again and took up residence in the German barony of Offenbach, where Frank died several years later. — Jake Bittle, The New Republic, 2 Mar. 2022

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Noun

Shawn Ryan Tackling a distance like that will need considerably more solar area, but Ryan has ruled out the obvious fix of simply widening his current upright bike and plastering it with panels.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
By dawn, a margin of only a few hundred votes separated the two camps before the gap grew as more ballots were tallied in areas of the country where opposition was greater.

— Kwiyeon Ha, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of area

Noun

The film imagines a colorful, family-friendly realm concealed just under the surface of video games themselves, populated by a covert guild of guardians tasked with keeping each title operating and preserving every player’s journey.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
This year’s whirlwind press tours, however, have brought standout footwear looks both within and beyond her realm of quintessential stiletto pumps.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of realm

Noun

Play was suspended on the outside courts, but the roofs could close on Armstrong and Ashe, protecting Bublik and Wolf, and Novak Djokovic and Mariano Navone, from the elements.

— Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Now, one element of great balance is there’s not a ton of headliners, stars.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of element

Noun

In the 2010s, the kingdom and some of the other Arab Gulf states turned to China for armed drones since the United States refused to sell them any at the time.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
In July this year, Jamaica’s government said two of its three citizens deported to the tiny kingdom have formally declined offers to be repatriated to the Caribbean nation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of kingdom

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While most of us are capable of lifting weights or heading outside for a brisk walk each day, not everyone is so fortunate, leading researchers to consider other ways to encourage muscles to produce plenty of hormones.

— Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
That doesn’t mean missing a few walks will suddenly harm your health.

— Kristen Gasnick, Verywell Health, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of walk

Noun

The utility company says more than 2,600 storm response workers are working to restore power, with another 800 field workers from outside Michigan on the way to assist.

— Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Malkovich is considered by prognosticators to be firmly in the mix in what is a very competitive best actor category this awards season with Matt Damon, Tom Cruise, Robert Pattinson, Andrew Scott, Sebastian Stan and Javier Bardem among a deep field.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026

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