Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empresses
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Known for its perfectly fitting stone bricks, the site was built in the 15th century by the Incas and served as a sanctuary for the nation’s emperors.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
31 Dec. 2025 -
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
Noun
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With war looming and chaos consuming the kingdom —drawing in the ruthless kings of other Scandinavian countries and even a powerful English ruler — the stage is set for a thundering, cataclysmic, compelling, and utterly magical new Norse saga.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2026
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor recently questioned whether Americans know the difference between presidents and kings.—
Jamie Holmes,
Twin Cities,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The arrival of the Targaryen princes is a big deal for the town of Ashford and the knights and lords and ladies assembled there.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Per Architectural Digest, another of the ship’s staircases could be converted into a water slide for the young princes and princess to use.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Next time a wintry mix or your cozy layers take a toll on your perfect blowout, remind yourself that even princesses can relate—and copy Middleton’s stylish way to adapt.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
28 Jan. 2026
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The cutesy, docile creature that’s associated with Disney princesses and scenic woodland whimsy is inspiring the latest nail art trend.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The puzzle queens will inspire me to calm down and focus.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
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That alliance definitively placed the company on the map of the great European courts, long before the queens of the north became regular customers.—
Marta Martínez Tato,
Vanity Fair,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And all these noble lords can’t even remember his name.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Beyond that, the tech lords often suffer the vices of their virtues.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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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Her assessment of Soviet and later Russian leadership is clear-eyed, seeing the yearning of the Russian people for a hard-nosed protector, like the former tsars, in Russia’s support for Putin.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
7 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The demonstrations, sparked by economic distress and anger at Iran’s clerical rulers, were met with a sweeping crackdown that activists say has killed thousands.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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Instead, the terms of the social contract between rulers and ruled needs to be made explicit.—
Obi Anyadike,
semafor.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Empresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empresses. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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