coryphaeus

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Noun
  • Conrad Weiser was a Pennsylvania German who had roamed the frontier for decades, learning the Indian languages and befriending Indian leaders, including some who encountered Washington in Ohio.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • Alexey Maishev | Afp | Getty Images As Russian President Vladimir Putin travels to China, Moscow's leader will be keen not only to bolster ties with Beijing but also to extract key wins in areas of trade and energy.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • In doing so, Din becomes a traitor to his bounty hunter guild, led by Greef Karga (Carl Weathers).
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 May 2026
  • As a result, he was tried in absentia, declared a traitor and subjected to the state’s harshest penalties.
    Kimberly Nath, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Young Julian might also be surprised by how your Corpus crew, which started kind of like a renegade group of friends, now has real community impact.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
  • To distinguish itself from all the other renegade action shows out there, showrunner Kyle Killen echoes his project’s cinematic predecessor, albeit with hollow results.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Coryphaeus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coryphaeus. Accessed 25 May. 2026.

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