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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emirs
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American vacationers, Emirati princes, French fashion designers, British socialites and new-money Chinese.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026 -
Earlier this year, Quinn pounced on the opportunity to cast Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams as star-crossed fae princes from feuding kingdoms who (spoiler) have been knocking boots in secret.—
Charles Pulliam-Moore,
The Verge,
1 June 2026
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Today's listen The Marx brothers were kings of comedy in the years between World War I and World War II.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
16 June 2026
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The palace was the residence of French kings from the time of Louis XIV to Louis XVI.—
Darlene Superville,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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Ticker-tape parades have honored war veterans, presidents, emperors, Olympians, astronauts and others.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
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Roman emperors used gladiators to do just that.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2026
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Ser Duncan the Tall, played by Peter Claffey, sits atop a horse as the lords of Westeros look down at him.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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Pressure from drug lords who bankrolled the country’s top teams and top players, and also liked to bet.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
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The two princesses are as close as ever, if their interactions at June 13’s Trooping the Colour are any indication.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
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Journalist Javi Hoyos posted a clip of the princesses in a video shared to TikTok, where heir to the throne Leonor danced and sang in a suite.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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The vote underscores the staying power of Africa’s aging leaders on a continent that has some of the world’s oldest rulers despite boasting the youngest population globally.—
Farai Mutsaka,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Swift passes both Rihanna and Drake, who sit side-by-side with 14 rulers apiece.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Biden put this sentiment into action by working with Netanyahu despite serious moral and political failures in Gaza, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on NATO expansion, and with Gulf potentates on the region’s security architecture.—
James Jeffrey,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Nov. 2025
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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
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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
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“Emirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emirs. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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