czars

variants also tsars or tzars
plural of czar

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of czars Many of its stations look as though they were built for the tsars, clad in precious marble and adorned with mosaics, crystal chandeliers, sculptures, and gilded moldings. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026 Buccellati’s New Caviar Bar Caviar rose to the fore as a delicacy by Russian czars amid the opulence of the 19th and early 20th century, around the same time Italian jeweler Buccellati was born. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026 Countless speakers left the Pale of Settlement – the territory in Eastern Europe where Jews had been granted permission to live under an edict of the Russian czars. — Ilan Stavans, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 For generations, the Sea had been the lifeblood of the Karakalpak people, who lived as seminomadic pastoralists under various rulers, including khanates, tsars, the USSR, and now independent Uzbekistan. — Michael Snyder, Saveur, 11 Mar. 2026 Büttner, who is not Jewish, serves as one of 15 state antisemitism czars in Germany, which also has a federal antisemitism commissioner, Felix Klein. — Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026 Her assessment of Soviet and later Russian leadership is clear-eyed, seeing the yearning of the Russian people for a hard-nosed protector, like the former tsars, in Russia’s support for Putin. — The Know, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025 Each took around a year to design and produce, with the tsars typically ordering the ornate items shortly after the latest had been delivered. — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025 From Peter the Great to Nicholas I, the czars fought wars to gain access to and control the Black Sea. — Galip Dalay, Time, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for czars
Noun
  • Over those decades, tycoons have leveraged their fortunes to shape the state with their railroads, mines, newspapers, oil businesses and ranching and agriculture.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Its mix of escapist fantasy and emotional substance has never felt more dialed in, nor the political relevance of staggering income inequality and meddlesome tycoons more pronounced.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Alongside the 30- and 40-something financiers, lawyers, and soon-to-be-IPOing AI magnates are their parents.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 28 Oct. 2026
  • French jewelry maison Boucheron was founded in 1858 and built a legacy of adorning royals, stars and magnates in jewelry that combines precious, rare gems with equally ingenious designs.
    — Tanya Dukes, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Ahead of their Hard Rock show, the two comedy kings did an interview with the South Florida Sun Sentinel — Short from Los Angeles, Martin from New York City — and here is more about the tour from that Q&A session.
    — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Edmund is invoked on behalf of kings and victims of torture, during pandemics, and for protection against plague.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

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“Czars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/czars. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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