kingship

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Recent Examples of kingship Gold First, gold, typically given to kings, not only recognized Jesus' kingship, but also highlighted his incorruptible purity. Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026 Widely considered a victory lap for Lamar and his camp, the project was hailed as confirmation of his kingship. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2025 Widely considered a victory lap for Lamar and his camp, the project was hailed as confirmation of his kingship. Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2025 Argonaut is named after the famed argonauts of ancient Greek mythology, who sailed in the ship Argo in search of an artifact to restore their leader, Jason, to his rightful kingship. Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kingship
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Noun
  • The Venezuelan government has activated a new earthquake hotline to report missing people or request assistance, the presidency announced Saturday.
    Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
  • Vance is still the default nominee, and Trump entrusting him with an Iran deal that could make or break his presidency is a sign of Vance’s clout, the person added.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 28 June 2026
Noun
  • Building tension gave way to war in 1982, when Argentina, then under a brutal dictatorship, sent a military expedition to the islands.
    Cesar R. Torres, The Conversation, 17 June 2026
  • Public anger over Chun’s dictatorship led to massive nationwide protests in 1987, forcing him to accept a constitutional revision introducing direct presidential elections, which is widely seen as the start of South Korea’s transition to democracy.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • To watch Kane now is to feel in the presence of mastery.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • The article suggests that true mastery comes not from avoiding mistakes, but from operating at the edge of one's capacity, much like in demanding vocations such as sports or diving.
    Ulrik Juul Christensen, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Modern leaders Ever since the anti-immigrant 1990s governorship of the Protestant Pete Wilson, our governors, all Catholic, have defended immigrants.
    Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
  • Bennett is concerned, for instance, that Hong could win her primary and then be defeated in November by Republican Tom Tiffany, fumbling the governorship of a swing state into the hands of a far-right Freedom Caucus member who dabbled in 2020 election conspiracy theories.
    Will Lennon, ABC News, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Quinn also made the decision to go play piano in New York at the end of last season after a steamy back and forth with Staten, whose father (Brett Cullen) challenged him for chairmanship of the Double K Ranch.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 June 2026
  • That is the inheritance now facing Warsh, who has openly cast Greenspan as a model for his own chairmanship.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Suggs is listed as the team’s point guard, but because of his tendency for turnovers and general lack of floor generalship, the coaches have deployed him more as a 3-and-D player.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • There’s talk that this could be EMRO’s turn to hold the director-generalship.
    Helen Branswell, STAT, 14 Apr. 2026
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
  • However, he is not allowed to make new major policy announcements or spending commitments during what remains of his premiership.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
  • Yet meaningful change has been slow to materialize, souring views of Starmer’s premiership and inflicting heavy losses on the Labour Party in local government elections in May, which virtually sealed his fate.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 23 June 2026

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“Kingship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kingship. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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