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Recent Examples of emperors
Born into a wealthy Greek family in Pergamon, Galen was an anatomical pioneer who served three Roman emperors; his medical texts had lasting influence for some 1,500 years.
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Jack Guy, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The emperors fled, but Verus succumbed to the disease on the road to Rome.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Like the pharaohs and emperors of antiquity, the president weaponizes the past to justify his present actions and future plans, omitting and embellishing events of yesteryear to fit a bellicose agenda.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
For young emperors of ice cream, there’s a jump rope that has ice-cream-cone handles ($12) and a pencil sharpener shaped like an ice-cream truck ($24).
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
The earliest origins of rare intact—and inscribed—Egyptian alabaster vessels like the one examined are generally unknown but span the reigns of Achaemenid emperors Darius, Xerxes, and Artaxerxes, a period covering 550 to 425 BCE, according to the researchers.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
Because the bookshelves were adorned with busts of the early Roman emperors, individual volumes were identified by the emperor whose bust stood above them (Julius Caesar was treated as the first emperor and two female figures, Cleopatra and the empress Faustina, were also included).
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Scott's most recent projects include the 2024 sequel Gladiator II, which starred Paul Mescal as the son of Russell Crowe's Maximus, who squares off against tyrannical twin emperors.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
So inside of those circles, the weird culty myopia that would have existed around these child emperors that were in charge of things.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
Jack Guy, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The emperors fled, but Verus succumbed to the disease on the road to Rome.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Like the pharaohs and emperors of antiquity, the president weaponizes the past to justify his present actions and future plans, omitting and embellishing events of yesteryear to fit a bellicose agenda.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
For young emperors of ice cream, there’s a jump rope that has ice-cream-cone handles ($12) and a pencil sharpener shaped like an ice-cream truck ($24).
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
The earliest origins of rare intact—and inscribed—Egyptian alabaster vessels like the one examined are generally unknown but span the reigns of Achaemenid emperors Darius, Xerxes, and Artaxerxes, a period covering 550 to 425 BCE, according to the researchers.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
Because the bookshelves were adorned with busts of the early Roman emperors, individual volumes were identified by the emperor whose bust stood above them (Julius Caesar was treated as the first emperor and two female figures, Cleopatra and the empress Faustina, were also included).
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Scott's most recent projects include the 2024 sequel Gladiator II, which starred Paul Mescal as the son of Russell Crowe's Maximus, who squares off against tyrannical twin emperors.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
So inside of those circles, the weird culty myopia that would have existed around these child emperors that were in charge of things.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emperors
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In their place Carlos Alcaraz and Sinner have established themselves as the kings of the court, and the rest of the world consistently isn’t in their sphere.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Feb. 2026
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Backed by Spanish box office kings Bowfinger Intl.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Like a medieval castle, where lords slept, blacksmiths pounded, soldiers trained, mummers mummed, and farmers sold their produce, the 21st century armory will be a mixed-use project in the truest sense.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
10 Feb. 2026
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And all these noble lords can’t even remember his name.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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And the reason for that is that the default data and the default experience does not coincide with the ratings that the ratings agencies attribute to African sovereigns.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
13 Nov. 2025
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Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, has similarly dropped into deep curtsies when meeting other sovereigns on trips abroad.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Emperors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emperors. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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