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or amir
also ameer
as in sultan
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Recent Examples of emir
In 2017, four regional rivals implemented a land and air blockade of Qatar, citing comments by its emir praising Iran as a great power.
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Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
Biden's wife, former first lady Jill Biden, received a bottle of Ormonde Jayne perfume and an 18-carat gold necklace with diamonds from the emir of Qatar and his spouse.
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Matthew Lee The Associated Press,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
Her cousins and aunt were ransomed and released in Lebanon; Caroline was taken separately, chosen by an ISIS emir, and has never been found.
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Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2025
The president also spoke to the emir and prime minister of Qatar and thanked them for their support and friendship to our country.
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Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
Biden's wife, former first lady Jill Biden, received a bottle of Ormonde Jayne perfume and an 18-carat gold necklace with diamonds from the emir of Qatar and his spouse.
—
Matthew Lee The Associated Press,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
Her cousins and aunt were ransomed and released in Lebanon; Caroline was taken separately, chosen by an ISIS emir, and has never been found.
—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2025
The president also spoke to the emir and prime minister of Qatar and thanked them for their support and friendship to our country.
—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emir
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The sultan learned about the American colonists’ war for independence indirectly, through the local French consul and European reports.
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They were welcomed by Oman’s foreign minister at the airport and are set to meet with Oman’s sultan for discussions.
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African prince Akeem is trading palaces, from his lavish kingdom to Queens in search of a woman who loves him for him.
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Daeron Targaryen Daeron Targaryen, otherwise known as Daeron the Drunkard, is a bookish and melancholy Targaryen prince known for his prophetic dreams.
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Brass is best-known for his 1979 feature Caligula, an erotic period epic about the notorious Roman emperor, adapted from a screenplay written by Gore Vidal and starring Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren, Peter O’Toole and John Gielgud.
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Even the richest emperors of the past did not have the ability to satisfy their whims that is now possessed by any student in Chicago or Berlin or Kinshasa.
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The future king of Britain descends from American patriots who fought against the crown he is destined to inherit, according to a new book tracing Prince William's family tree.
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The Goodnight Suite is the crème de la crème of the property spanning almost 2,000 square feet and featuring a living room, dining room, and a bedroom with a king size bed.
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It was commissioned by Catherine the Great by 1787 as a companion to another work owned by the Russian empress, Servius Tullius as a Child Asleep beneath the Miraculous Flame (1783–85).
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The empress returns to her chambers to weep, only to be strangled by a eunuch under the noble consort’s orders.
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The princess took to Instagram to celebrate her husband, Jack Brooksbank, on the special day.
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Her white cable knit Alexander McQueen frock first appeared in 2011, while the princess was visiting Canada, per Marie Claire UK.
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The ranks of the leadership are staffed, in large measure, with satraps and mediocrities.
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The quick collapse of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satraps unsettled both nations.
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Many of them urged the shah to toughen up and crack down harder on protesters.
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The book is described in promotional materials as providing vivid portraits of the lives of her mother, Farah Arvand, and her grandmother, princess Ashraf Palavi, sister of the last shah of Iran.
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“Emir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emir. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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