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The series is an adaptation of a massively popular webtoon, and stars Hometown Cha Cha Cha’s Shin Min-a as Navier, an empress of the fictional Eastern Empire whose life takes an unexpected detour when her husband falls for a runaway slave and demands a divorce.
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Kayti Burt, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
These are the meanings of each element of the Virgin of Guadalupe’s image, according to the Catholic outlet Desde la fe:
Turquoise mantle and stars: The color of the mantle represents a symbol of royalty in Nahuatl culture and suggests that the Virgin of Guadalupe is an empress.
—Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 11 Dec. 2025
French paper Le Parisien, citing the police, said that the robbers took nine pieces of jewelry from the Apollo Gallery, where Napoleon and his empress' collection is kept.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
The late great incredible royal empress Ananda Lewis.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Kayti Burt, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
These are the meanings of each element of the Virgin of Guadalupe’s image, according to the Catholic outlet Desde la fe:
Turquoise mantle and stars: The color of the mantle represents a symbol of royalty in Nahuatl culture and suggests that the Virgin of Guadalupe is an empress.
—Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 11 Dec. 2025
French paper Le Parisien, citing the police, said that the robbers took nine pieces of jewelry from the Apollo Gallery, where Napoleon and his empress' collection is kept.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
The late great incredible royal empress Ananda Lewis.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empress
Noun
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His grandfather, Charles I, was the last emperor before being dethroned at the end of the First World War and the empire being dissolved.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Adaptogens have been used for thousands of years, dating as far back as Emperor Shen-Nung, the second of China’s emperors (3500-2600 BC).—
Ryan Brennan
May 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Then the prince traveled to the River Bain Hydro in Bainbridge, Wensleydale.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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The characters of Prince Adam, He-Man’s alter ego, dressed in a pink vest and seen by some fans as an icon for the LGBTQ+ community, and Orko, a blundering extraterrestrial wizard who helps the prince, were introduced as action figures in 1984.—
Sanat Pai RaikarAll,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Number one pick Azzi Fudd (the reigning people’s princess of women’s basketball) glided her way through the night in three different looks and officially joined the Dallas Wings, the team that her partner, Paige Bueckers, also happens to play for, in a delightful twist.—
Yohana Desta,
Vanity Fair,
7 May 2026
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The princess first wore yesterday’s suit for a charity engagement in east London in 2023, and again for an audience with Jordan’s Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II and Princess Rajwa Al Hussein in 2025.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
7 May 2026
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In addition to being, generally speaking, one of the greatest novelists of our time, Louise Erdrich is, more specifically, the reigning queen of the literary fart.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
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Kelly Clarkson has certainly earned her place as the queen of daytime talk shows, thanks to her standout guests and engaging conversations.—
Sarah DiMuro,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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Yet, amid all this anthropological interest in male behavior, a world beloved by men that is organized around the legacy of kings and a single precious metal has been hiding in plain sight, like a white Wakanda.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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One nice feature is that the quad room, which has two sets of bunk beds, can connect to a queen or king to accommodate families.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 May 2026
Noun
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The second part, loosely based on the siege of Chitor in 1303 by the Delhi sultan Alauddin Khalji, shifts from historical narrative into allegory.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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Beren serves all the mezza favorites like hummus, babaghanoush, feta and pink sultan (a red beet dip).—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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The 60-year-old physician's job performance as the COVID czar received bipartisan praise at the time.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Several months ago, McDonnell quietly replaced the department’s Olympics czar, Cmdr.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Similarly, the scale, scope and depth of the AI revolution will also compel the group practice leaders, health system executives, private equity satraps and all others who now pull the strings on so many physicians to adapt to the democratization of medical knowledge.—
Michael L. Millenson,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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The ranks of the leadership are staffed, in large measure, with satraps and mediocrities.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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“Empress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empress. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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