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Recent Examples of czarina
Louisiana’s Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, which employs a full-time nutria czarina, approves of using and disposing of the dead rats in just about any way imaginable.
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Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The children spent time with their older half-siblings from their parents’ first marriages, as well as their cousins, the five children of Nicholas and his czarina, Alexandra.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2025
There is a new gambling czarina — Governor Charlie Baker appointed Cathy Judd-Stein to the post in January.
—Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2019
Almost to the end, the czar and czarina—secure in their faith that they are adored—scoff at all indicators to the contrary as rumors or malicious lies.
—Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ, 27 June 2019
Tamim’s younger sister, Mayassa, is Qatar’s culture czarina — an art world behemoth who, at the age of 30, had an estimated annual budget of $1 billion.
—Written By Declan Walsh; Photographs By Tomas Munita, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2018
Rumor and street culture—jokes, postcards, sayings, bawdy plays performed in saloons—changed the image of the czar and the czarina, desacralized them, before and during the war.
—Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian, 29 Sep. 2017
Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The children spent time with their older half-siblings from their parents’ first marriages, as well as their cousins, the five children of Nicholas and his czarina, Alexandra.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2025
There is a new gambling czarina — Governor Charlie Baker appointed Cathy Judd-Stein to the post in January.
—Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2019
Almost to the end, the czar and czarina—secure in their faith that they are adored—scoff at all indicators to the contrary as rumors or malicious lies.
—Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ, 27 June 2019
Tamim’s younger sister, Mayassa, is Qatar’s culture czarina — an art world behemoth who, at the age of 30, had an estimated annual budget of $1 billion.
—Written By Declan Walsh; Photographs By Tomas Munita, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2018
Rumor and street culture—jokes, postcards, sayings, bawdy plays performed in saloons—changed the image of the czar and the czarina, desacralized them, before and during the war.
—Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian, 29 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for czarina
Noun
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Tom Homan, the White House border czar, announced last week that Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota was coming to an end.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
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Border czar Tom Homan's announcement Sunday of a steep drawdown of federal forces in Minnesota has been met with some skepticism.—
Jason Rantala,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In 2014, the empress left her seclusion and traveled again to the Dutch country to attend the coronation of Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, confirming the friendly relationship between the two houses.—
Marta Martínez Tato,
Vanity Fair,
23 Jan. 2026
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The series is an adaptation of a massively popular webtoon, and stars Hometown Cha Cha Cha’s Shin Min-a as Navier, an empress of the fictional Eastern Empire whose life takes an unexpected detour when her husband falls for a runaway slave and demands a divorce.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Matthew Patrick Davis accentuates with a wink the callowness of Joseph II, an emperor who perhaps sees in Mozart a reflection of his own stunted nature.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The name dates back to a former emperor, a Habsburg from Spain, who brought his horses with him.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Jack Huston plays Jewish prince Judah Ben-Hur, who is betrayed to the Romans by his adopted brother, Messala (Toby Kebbell), and sold into slavery and then returns years to Jerusalem seeking revenge.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Trial of Seven is about to commence — a clash of mud, blood, and iron before a roaring crowd to determine the fate of the aspiring knight that dared to defend a lowly stage performer from a rampaging Targaryen prince.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Just as ominous, one of those hunters is a prince who is smitten by a swan princess named Odette.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Feb. 2026
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And then, of course, my inner ice princess loves everything about figure skating.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Who are the queens of the stomp?—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2026
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Out on the wily, windy moors, a new box office queen was crowned!—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Massie said on social media that the email recipient was a sultan.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Soon, Johor was the world’s top gambier supplier and a major source of pepper—a legacy commemorated in the sultan’s coat of arms, which features both crops.—
Jeff Chu,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Here for a romantic getaway, my husband and I stayed in the luxurious Kalinago king suite overlooking the ocean, with a private patio perfect for just-the-two-of-us lounging.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Professional sports are king in Dallas, the home of the Cowboys, Stars, Mavericks, Wings, and FC Dallas, among others.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Czarina.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/czarina. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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