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Recent Examples of crown prince
Born in Tehran in 1960, Pahlavi was officially named crown prince during his father’s coronation in 1967.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
Particularly cunning or politically convenient women have infrequently maneuvered into the halls of power, but these female monarchs have served mostly as short detours during times when a male crown prince was either too young or too weak to stand on his own.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
The project will be chaired by Saudi’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, backed by its sovereign wealth fund, and will be headed up by former Aramco Digital and Rakuten executive Tareq Amin.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
The Saudi crown prince is offering $600 billion during Mr. Trump’s presidency.
—Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 12 May 2025
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
Particularly cunning or politically convenient women have infrequently maneuvered into the halls of power, but these female monarchs have served mostly as short detours during times when a male crown prince was either too young or too weak to stand on his own.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
The project will be chaired by Saudi’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, backed by its sovereign wealth fund, and will be headed up by former Aramco Digital and Rakuten executive Tareq Amin.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
The Saudi crown prince is offering $600 billion during Mr. Trump’s presidency.
—Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crown prince
favorite son
Noun
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The cake honors Louisville's favorite son, Muhammad Ali.—
Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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For years, it has been said that Andrew was her favorite son.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Crown prince.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crown%20prince. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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