Thesaurus results for KINGDOMS

kingdoms

noun

plural of kingdom

as in realms

a region of activity, knowledge, or influence a studio head who was once the undisputed ruler of the kingdom of Hollywood

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Recent Examples of kingdoms The agreement followed a long struggle between the Hittite and Egyptian kingdoms for control of territory in ancient Syria. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026 Like kingdoms of old, SaaS companies are sitting on treasure troves of data. — Srinivas Velamoor, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Although his kiss doesn’t break the curse in this retelling, his bravery and kindness help to unite the fairy and human kingdoms. — Sarah Scott, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026 Oyo, crowned at age 3 and celebrated worldwide as a child monarch, is being mourned by tens of thousands in a remote border city, underscoring the enduring influence of Uganda’s traditional kingdoms. — Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 Because Italy remained politically divided, its various kingdoms, republics, and territories continued to develop distinct regional culinary traditions. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Sep. 2026 The honeypot sites of royal Rajasthan—spliced by the brown slopes of the Aravalli Range, the state emerged after Partition from a mosaic of 22 feudal kingdoms—are so many people’s taster to India. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026 For a long time, our leading hypothesis was bullying and violence, but that may be a bit impractical, given their kingdoms are vast networks of tunnels that can stretch for up to three kilometers. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026 The king of Mycenae, Agamemnon marshals the leaders of several Greek kingdoms to wage war on Troy after the disappearance of his brother’s wife, Helen (Lupita Nyong’o). — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026

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Noun

These bog bodies tell stories of a time when humans were sacrificed to the gods in bogs, as otherworldly margins between the human and divine realms, or when social outcasts met a cruel, violent end for failing to conform to societal standards.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Dante populated his realms of Hell and Purgatory with figures, monsters and moral frameworks borrowed directly from classical Greek and Roman myths.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of realms

Noun

Cult members lived in makeshift homes of polythene sheeting and thatch that Mackenzie divided into areas with biblical names like Jerusalem and Judea.

— Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
The bar for engaging in major conflicts outside the core strategic areas of Europe and East Asia should be quite high.

— Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of areas

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These technologies could support radicalization, recruitment and fundraising while helping groups conduct complex attacks across multiple domains.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The contest of networks will be nearly global, waged in multiple domains, with huge stakes riding on the outcome.

— Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of domains

Noun

Drones have already become useful tools for police departments.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
Most business spending on AI is on OpenAI and Anthropic, according to data from corporate card issuer Ramp, though some corporate IT departments have integrated Google's Gemini models into their systems.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of departments

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In this procedure, uranium-containing material is formed into tiny spheres by dipping them into a hot silicone-oil bath.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Wagyu beef and lamb koobideh are formed into bite-size, plump spheres doused in a sweet tomato and sumac glaze.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of spheres

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Resident birding experts host sunrise walks—be ready to rise early and get on the road in pitch dark—into the nearby Chyulu Hills cloud forest.

— Alexandra Marvar, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Throughout the opening weekend, activities ran the gamut from traditional Chinese medicine consultation, sound bowl healing, wellness walks, yoga, pilates, breath work, to live DJ sets.

— Denni Hu, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of walks

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Gomelsky told investigators there was no reason Wang would need the victim’s research notes because their fields of study at the university were unrelated, the affidavit said.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
The schedule also introduces Banana Ball 360, a Notre Dame Stadium event with games alternating between two fields.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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