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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
Discovering a site like this allows archaeologists to further understand the culture and society of early medieval England, when the country was fragmented into several kingdoms but rulers like Offa were beginning to unify it and Alfred the Great was fighting off Viking invaders.
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
The burial ground dates back to a significant time in English history, when regional kingdoms started to form and consolidate power.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The early Iron Age kingdoms of Neo-Assyria, Egypt, Israel and Judah, and their relationship to the Phoenician cities, underlie our understanding of these events.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
From enchanted kingdoms to the streets of today, members of the Art Directors Guild craft the environments that bring film, television, and theater to life.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2026
Each gift contained a prophecy about the identity and destiny of the newborn, while the names and kingdoms of origin of Melchior, Gaspar, and Balthazar, documented in ancient texts such as the Liber Pontificalis, reinforce the universality of the tribute.
—Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
But the profitable slave trade continued, crucial to the colonial order that the leaders of these and other European kingdoms had decided to build.
—Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Across kingdoms, the same basic layout helps animals see, move and protect their bodies.
—Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2026
Altman is not alone in building kingdoms.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
The burial ground dates back to a significant time in English history, when regional kingdoms started to form and consolidate power.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The early Iron Age kingdoms of Neo-Assyria, Egypt, Israel and Judah, and their relationship to the Phoenician cities, underlie our understanding of these events.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
From enchanted kingdoms to the streets of today, members of the Art Directors Guild craft the environments that bring film, television, and theater to life.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2026
Each gift contained a prophecy about the identity and destiny of the newborn, while the names and kingdoms of origin of Melchior, Gaspar, and Balthazar, documented in ancient texts such as the Liber Pontificalis, reinforce the universality of the tribute.
—Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
But the profitable slave trade continued, crucial to the colonial order that the leaders of these and other European kingdoms had decided to build.
—Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Across kingdoms, the same basic layout helps animals see, move and protect their bodies.
—Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2026
Altman is not alone in building kingdoms.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kingdoms
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The rivalry is also spilling into other realms, including the Super Bowl.—
Matt O’Brien,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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However, after people serve their time in the hells, they can be reborn in other realms.—
Megan Bryson,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2026
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Since June, federal immigration raids have disrupted neighborhoods and communities across Los Angeles and around the nation, including at work sites, along neighborhood streets and in commercial areas.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Some religious communities bar menstruating women from common living areas, said Ahsan.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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According to Mentee, the platform adapts flexibly to diverse tasks in logistics, manufacturing, and other industrial domains.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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There isn’t a universal definition of kindergarten readiness, but many experts and educators rely on guidance from the bipartisan National Education Goals Panel’s five developmental domains critical to a child’s success upon entering grade school.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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In Washington state, some of the most sweeping police reforms were passed in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, including requiring recruits in all departments across the state to get the same standard use of force training.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Edwards, who trains such police departments as the New York Police Department on drone threat mitigation, points to fiber-optic drones that can evade radio frequency detection systems as a particular concern.—
Anna Schecter,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Finally, two Olympic torches were lit two Olympic cauldrons, in Milan and Cortina, their flames at the center of shape-shifting spheres.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Across six permanent galleries—which appear to float above the lobby in concrete spheres—are 1,500 artifacts spanning 300,000 years of human history.—
John Arlidge,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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Last year, Hurricane Melissa also swept Cuba’s five provinces, displacing more than 735,000 people while destroying homes and basic infrastructure.—
Philip Wang,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
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The lighting on Friday will mark the conclusion of the Olympic flame’s journey, after 63 days across Italy passing through 60 cities and across 110 provinces.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The hotel also has a kid’s club that orchestrates fun activities for little ones like arts and crafts, ice skating, games, sledding, movie nights, nature walks, and more.—
Sarah Kuta,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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Representation is vital in many walks of life.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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But the extent of Epstein’s connections to seemingly countless powerful individuals in numerous fields, including media, validates the feeling that some Epstein obsessives have shared.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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But Gates’s agricultural holdings alone give him exposure to everything from corn and soy fields in the Midwest to potato operations in the Pacific Northwest, typically managed by professionals through his Cascade Investment vehicle.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Kingdoms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kingdoms. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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