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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caudillos
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Biden put this sentiment into action by working with Netanyahu despite serious moral and political failures in Gaza, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on NATO expansion, and with Gulf potentates on the region’s security architecture.—
James Jeffrey,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Nov. 2025
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The inscriptions include his throne, birth names of the Pharaoh, who is also known as Sesostris III, and was one of the most prominent rulers of Egypt’s Middle Kingdom.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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Olivia Rodrigo, Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber, BTS superstar Jung Kook and South Korean girl group Blackpink have all amassed a trio of rulers thus far, and any of them may score one more soon, changing this order again.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Almost overnight, countries that had long outsourced their energy security to autocrats found their supplies cut, and their economies shaken.—
Jennifer Granholm,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Even as long-reigning autocrats such as Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are removed from power, the outlook for the global state of democracy remains highly uncertain.—
Yana Gorokhovskaia,
Washington Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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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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Discussions with parents and bosses could be significant.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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But news of the membership drew fresh scrutiny in Washington over American tech bosses’ affiliation with the university — the alma mater of China’s leader.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
28 May 2026
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“Caudillos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caudillos. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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