kingship

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Recent Examples of kingship The galleries are categorized according to three themes — religion, kingship, and society — and divided into historical eras: Predynastic, the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, the Late Kingdom, Ptolemaic (Greek) Egypt, and the Roman period. Kate McMahon, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025 In all this, Jesus was retrieving and modeling some of the remarkable kingship themes from Israel’s own scriptures. N.t. Wright, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024 Each period touches on three themes: society, kingship, and beliefs. Nada El Sawy, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2024 That’s the only boring nonsense about kingship is that you’re supposed to have an heir. Marc Malkin, Variety, 15 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for kingship
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Noun
  • The Supreme Court granted the president broad immunity for official acts committed during his presidency.
    NPR, NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
  • At the time, some human rights experts voiced concerns that his presidency risked backsliding on the democratic gains made since Suharto’s authoritarian regime.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The forest for the trees Nestled between China, India and Thailand, Myanmar gained independence from Britain in 1948 but came under military dictatorship in 1962.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Both lived under dictatorships.
    Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • That does leave retailers less margin for error and requires a better mastery of data analytics to improve demand forecasting—making sure that what is on offer matches what shoppers want.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
  • In other words, the faculty was told—and has been reminded ever since—that grades do not prove mastery or achievement.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • In Virginia, Abigail Spanberger secured the governorship with a decisive lead over Republican Winsome Earle-Sears, while Mikie Sherrill prevailed in New Jersey following a campaign centered on affordability and public safety.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • In New Jersey, Mikie Sherrill won the governorship championing, among other issues, legislation that would require data centers to help fund grid modernization and renewable energy investments.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Under Do’s board chairmanship, CalOptima CEO Michael Hunn’s pay was increased by about 50% in 2022 to $841,500 a year.
    Claire Wang, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Dingell lost the vote and the chairmanship.
    Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Filmmaking is blind instinct, petty calculations, smooth generalship, daydreaming, pig-headedness, grace, bluff, risk.
    Susan Sontag, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
  • While his questionable generalship would be memorialized in a long poem by Alfred Tennyson, his other legacy is giving the world the sweater named after his title.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • An additional $5 million will fund a deanship, $3 million will support a chair in biomedical engineering, and $5 million will establish a research fund for faculty fellowships, emphasizing cross-disciplinary collaboration.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • More plans about the future of her premiership are expected to be unveiled in a major policy speech later this week, according to AP.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Her premiership could thus end up being short-lived — much like that of her predecessor, Shigeru Ishiba, who was in office for a year.
    Arata Yamamoto, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Kingship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kingship. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

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