dukedom

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Noun
  • However, the duchy passed on to Prince William when Charles became king on the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
  • Known collectively as Hessians, since most Germans hired by London to fight in America came from Hesse-Kassel, this contingent was largely from the small, impoverished duchy of Brunswick, whose ruling family had intermarried with the British royal family.
    / CBS News, CBS News, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Owned in majority by the government of the principality, the SBM counts LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton among its minority shareholders.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Locals will tell you September is the best month to visit the Riviera, and one of the principality’s top chefs, Marcel Ravin, is closing out the summer season in style with a dinner at Elsa at Forbes Travel Guide Recommended The Monte-Carlo Beach.
    Lane Nieset, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The plants in the kingdom were designed to convert crude oil directly into chemical products.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • With war looming and chaos consuming the kingdom — drawing in the ruthless kings of other Scandinavian countries and even a powerful English ruler — the stage is set for a thundering, cataclysmic and utterly magical new Norse saga.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Many young people may be too distracted by the likes of MrBeast, who dropped out of college and turned a passion for video creation into a billion-dollar global empire.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • As the founder and CEO of Shondaland – a media empire behind hits like Scandal, Inventing Anna Bridgerton and more – Rhimes balances intense storytelling with the equally demanding role of being a mother of three.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That was a domain where the Badgers excelled.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The raw scores for each domain are transformed into a standardized zero to 100 scale, where higher scores indicate better health.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Dukedom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dukedom. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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