as in families
a group of people who are related that maintain a powerful position for a long time
The latest heirs of the ruling dynasty have no interest in ceding their position of authority over the land.
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Recent Examples of dynasties
The second season of the series will see the future of Ransom Canyon hang in the balance as ranching dynasties continue to vie for power, and new faces arrive, threatening the lives and loves of the quaint, western town, according to a synopsis from the producers.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
In Nepal, the flag was tied to anger at youth unemployment and at the ostentatious wealth of political dynasties displayed online.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
The show revolves around three Texas Hill Country ranching family dynasties locked in a contest for control of the land, and their lives and legacies are threatened by outside forces intent on destroying their way of life.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
The vase appears to be in the tradition of blue-and-white porcelain, a style with deep roots in Chinese ceramics dating back to the Yuan and Ming dynasties.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The competing dynasties between Watertown and Uxbridge are about as subtle as a nosebleed.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
However, Perry told Tudum in September 2025 that he was inspired by the Windy City's history with haircare dynasties.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
It is concerned solely with the here-and-now, preserving the peace for just one more day, and waiting for the CCP to collapse like the imperial dynasties that ruled China before.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
Philadelphia has always had a brotherly weakness for artistic dynasties.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
In Nepal, the flag was tied to anger at youth unemployment and at the ostentatious wealth of political dynasties displayed online.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
The show revolves around three Texas Hill Country ranching family dynasties locked in a contest for control of the land, and their lives and legacies are threatened by outside forces intent on destroying their way of life.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
The vase appears to be in the tradition of blue-and-white porcelain, a style with deep roots in Chinese ceramics dating back to the Yuan and Ming dynasties.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The competing dynasties between Watertown and Uxbridge are about as subtle as a nosebleed.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
However, Perry told Tudum in September 2025 that he was inspired by the Windy City's history with haircare dynasties.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
It is concerned solely with the here-and-now, preserving the peace for just one more day, and waiting for the CCP to collapse like the imperial dynasties that ruled China before.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
Philadelphia has always had a brotherly weakness for artistic dynasties.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dynasties
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Without congressional action, those subsidies will expire at the end of the year, raising costs for millions of families and stripping coverage from others.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Those cuts have left some families who had been hoping to join trials of new treatments scrambling to find other options.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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The clans vote to fight for the Stuart king mostly thanks to Uncle Grant, who in a real surprise, gets very vocal about supporting the cause.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Yet the unit also targets dissenters and those, including various clans, some backed by Israel, that dare to defy Hamas’s rule.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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There are houses with multi- generational expansions, a farm, synagogue, stone quarry, wells, crops, and livestock.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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According to the California state government, the state houses 32 of the world's top 50 AI companies, and more than half of global venture capital funding for AI and machine learning startups went to Bay Area companies last year.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Sep. 2025
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The robber barons and telecom wildcatters borrowed to build their empires, and dragged their financiers down with them when the music stopped.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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All empires are transitory, right?—
Nikki McCann Ramirez,
Rolling Stone,
22 Sep. 2025
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America’s most steadfast allies in this bit of the 21st century are the Gulf monarchies, true and unapologetic kingdoms big on pomp and light on participation.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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It was set so far after the different kingdoms, fiefdoms and ruling factions have grown.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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At first begrudgingly, other tribes — usually at odds with one another — join her in order to defeat a common enemy.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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Other names from Native American tribes include the Drying Rice Moon, Freezing Moon and Migrating Moon.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Dynasties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynasties. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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