Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caudillos
Noun
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In early-modern Europe, the Medicis and other potentates created what were the microfinance schemes of their time, lending small sums of money to poor citizens.—
Mark Malloch-Brown,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Jan. 2024
Noun
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Finally, some inscriptions seem to indicate strong alliances or diplomatic ties with other Mayan rulers, a critical detail given that Cobá was a major urban center for centuries.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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Plus, with the new win, Yankee ties Bad Bunny with 29 rulers, the fourth-most following J Balvin (39), Ozuna (36) and Enrique Iglesias (32).—
Pamela Bustios,
Billboard,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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By prohibiting questions and challenges, autocrats gain the power to limit how people think and control their bodies.—
Elizabeth Anne Wood,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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But the thing about play that feels essential at this point in history is that autocrats hate play.—
Matt Negrin,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Not your grandma’s authoritarians Today’s authoritarian rulers realize that civil society has the potential to support democracy and pry loose their grip on power.—
Christopher Justin Einolf,
The Conversation,
26 Sep. 2025
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Captains of both sides had been together in backing the resistance of their players’ union to the idea of La Liga games being played outside Spain — and such unanimity was important for the players to have a chance of taking on their bosses.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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They are being told by their bosses what works based on data and research.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Caudillos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caudillos. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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