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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
Turns out the modern family compound—once mainly associated with dynasties, succession battles and the occasional Kennedy—is becoming one of real estate’s more strategic plays.
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Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
For nearly five centuries, emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties came here to worship Heaven and pray for good harvests.
—Xianda Huang, The Conversation, 16 May 2026
Not many people realize it, but the 13,000-mile-long wall is not, in fact, one contiguous structure but many segments built over several dynasties — from the Qin to the Qing — spanning about 2,000 years.
—Erin Tan, NBC news, 13 May 2026
With the House vote on Monday, Duterte, who comes from one of the country’s most prominent political dynasties, became the first official in the Southeast Asian country’s history to be impeached twice.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 11 May 2026
Under Cox, the Braves became one of baseball’s defining dynasties — winning 14 consecutive division titles, five National League pennants and the 1995 World Series.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
The current Board is largely composed of career politicians and political dynasties without experience operating large systems under real-world constraints, and the results reflect exactly that.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Same same but different During the Triassic period, two reptile dynasties competed for dominance.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
One of the greatest running dynasties in American sports sits 53 miles southwest of Kansas City.
—Pj Green
april 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
For nearly five centuries, emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties came here to worship Heaven and pray for good harvests.
—Xianda Huang, The Conversation, 16 May 2026
Not many people realize it, but the 13,000-mile-long wall is not, in fact, one contiguous structure but many segments built over several dynasties — from the Qin to the Qing — spanning about 2,000 years.
—Erin Tan, NBC news, 13 May 2026
With the House vote on Monday, Duterte, who comes from one of the country’s most prominent political dynasties, became the first official in the Southeast Asian country’s history to be impeached twice.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 11 May 2026
Under Cox, the Braves became one of baseball’s defining dynasties — winning 14 consecutive division titles, five National League pennants and the 1995 World Series.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
The current Board is largely composed of career politicians and political dynasties without experience operating large systems under real-world constraints, and the results reflect exactly that.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Same same but different During the Triassic period, two reptile dynasties competed for dominance.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
One of the greatest running dynasties in American sports sits 53 miles southwest of Kansas City.
—Pj Green
april 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dynasties
Noun
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For families The hotel offers kid-friendly experiences offered at the pool, in addition to onsite babysitting services.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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The district is making counselors available to all students and families affected by the tragedy.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Families are assembling adjacent estates over time, creating compounds designed to remain within clans for generations.—
Natalie Hoberman,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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However, the ruthless King Saran (Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor) has suppressed magic users and enacts a rule of terror, which Zelie hopes to end in order to reunite Orisha’s clans.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Still under construction are a series of woodland houses and cottages, two Padel courts and an ambitious Roman-style bath house.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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They've been called granny flats, carriage houses, or mother-in-law suites.—
Lee Cowan,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
Noun
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The rest of the world comprised colonial possessions of the European states and Japan, a few large land empires, and many small principalities.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Born in the Bronx in 1939, Lauren famously started by selling neckties out of a drawer in the Empire State Building before building one of the world’s most recognizable lifestyle empires.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
Noun
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While state or local governments can often issue tax-exempt bonds to finance large, job-creating projects, such as infrastructure construction, schooling, or healthcare, tribes cannot easily do the same.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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Today it’s fragmented across platforms, tribes, influencers, bots, niche communities and algorithmic feeds.—
Sarah DaVanzo,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
Noun
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All kingdoms crumble, though, and after a decade-plus reign, the cupcake was left behind—an aging monarch overthrown by Dominique Ansel’s cronut, and the neophilic nature of social media feeds.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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Let’s run through the whole sordid inventory of critters who have had unusual encounters with Kennedy—including denizens of several different animal kingdoms.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Dynasties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynasties. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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