as in emperor
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of empress
The coins featured the faces of 11 Roman emperors and empresses, including Nero and Marcus Aurelius, according to the University of Oxford’s Coin Hoards of the Roman Empire Project database.
—
Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
If physics is the queen of science, then mathematics is the empress.
—Big Think, 16 Jan. 2025
She was set to flee the country to escape the clutches of an ancient evil empress who happened to be her wicked stepmother.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Thanks to another Russian empress, the museum has something else to offer: cats.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for empress
Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
If physics is the queen of science, then mathematics is the empress.
—Big Think, 16 Jan. 2025
She was set to flee the country to escape the clutches of an ancient evil empress who happened to be her wicked stepmother.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Thanks to another Russian empress, the museum has something else to offer: cats.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for empress
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empress
Noun
-
Octavius took the stage name Augustus, consolidated power, and became the first Roman emperor.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
12 June 2025
-
Now, as artificial intelligence begins automating many of the tasks that filled these positions, the emperor's new clothes are becoming visible to all.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
Noun
-
The president of Shabab Al Ahli, the dominant team at the moment, having won two of the past three league titles, is Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, the crown prince of Dubai.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
-
The Prince of Wales celebrates his 43rd birthday on June 21, 2025 9 Comments The crown prince is 43!—
Brendan Le,
People.com,
21 June 2025
Noun
-
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Dirk the Daring is one step closer to saving the princess.—
Michileen Martin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
-
Kensington Palace said at the time that the princess had wanted to show her gratitude to staff at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in Chelsea, west London, and highlight their incredible work.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
18 June 2025
Noun
-
While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2017
-
THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.—
Cole Kazdin,
Los Angeles Magazine,
14 July 2017
Noun
-
Fought from 1701 to 1714, the conflict centered on who would inherit the Spanish throne after the Habsburg king Charles II died without an heir.—
Aurora Martínez,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 June 2025
-
The Oklahoma City Thunder are the new kings of the NBA.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
Noun
-
Others see the three circles and two wavy lines as a symbol of the three continents and two seas ruled by the sultans—Europe, Asia and Africa, and the Mediterranean and the Black Seas.—
Dorothy Armstrong
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
-
There remains a deep local respect for the sultan, however, even if it is not always captured in elite perspectives.—
Jon Emont,
Foreign Affairs,
9 June 2015
Noun
-
The president campaigned fervently last year on the promise of mass deportations and appointed Tom Homan as his border czar to execute his agenda.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
-
Border czar Tom Homan has voiced similar concerns, saying Sunday that 1,272 Iranian nationals were released into the U.S. during the Biden administration.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
25 June 2025
Noun
-
The ranks of the leadership are staffed, in large measure, with satraps and mediocrities.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
-
By contrast, given Russia's dominant role in the CU, joining that group would transform Yanukovych into a satrap of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, whom Yanukovych regards as the avatar of Russian arrogance.—
Rajan Menon,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Oct. 2011
Cite this Entry
“Empress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empress. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share