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Recent Examples of kingship
Each period touches on three themes: society, kingship, and beliefs.
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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
At its founding, Rome was a kingship, but when subsequent kings became tyrannical, the Roman people overthrew the monarchy and established a republic, which had a remarkable history and lasted almost 500 years.
—Vickie B. Sullivan, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
In fairness, his reward was a centuries-long life and the kingship of Númenor, an island of men similarly endowed with longevity.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 31 Dec. 2023
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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
At its founding, Rome was a kingship, but when subsequent kings became tyrannical, the Roman people overthrew the monarchy and established a republic, which had a remarkable history and lasted almost 500 years.
—Vickie B. Sullivan, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
In fairness, his reward was a centuries-long life and the kingship of Númenor, an island of men similarly endowed with longevity.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 31 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kingship
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During Joe Biden's presidency, that rate was set at 10 percent to allow seniors more breathing room to pay for their basic necessities.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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Messaging that undocumented immigrants are a massive criminal monolith helped fuel Trump to the American presidency—twice.—
Jose Antonio Vargas,
Time,
4 July 2025
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But just as important to the Poles living under Soviet dictatorship were art books, fashion magazines, religious texts, lighthearted novels and regular newspapers.—
Valorie Castellanos Clark,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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Nearly 50 years into an unwanted dictatorship, Iranians have developed a refined capacity for identifying bad faith.—
Shervin Malekzadeh,
Mercury News,
26 June 2025
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None of this craft mastery should come as too much of a surprise.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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The Caesar’s Superdome in New Orleans transformed into a temple of soulful celebration as the ESSENCE Festival of Culture’s nightly concert series delivered an unforgettable evening of musical mastery.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
6 July 2025
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The race will determine who succeeds the political legacy of Kristi Noem, who used her governorship to build a national profile before becoming Trump's secretary of Homeland Security.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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That moment marked the beginning of the end for Cuomo’s governorship.—
Bill Hammond,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2025
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Brunson earns the nod here as my second East backcourt starter because of his overall efficiency and floor generalship.—
Eric Koreen,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Brunson earns the nod here as my second East backcourt starter because of his overall efficiency and floor generalship.—
Eric Koreen,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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The United States is declining into authoritarianism and threatening Canada’s sovereignty.—
Stephen Marche,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2025
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In his latest book, Is a River Alive?, Macfarlane travels to three very different rivers (in Ecuador, India and Quebec) to examine the question of a river’s sovereignty.—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
1 July 2025
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As the superintendency reports, continued archaeological investigations will hopefully reveal more about the tomb and the surrounding necropolis, which may illuminate the social history of the ancient Neapolitan community that used it.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 July 2024
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The superintendency for the largest suburban school district in southwest Ohio became vacant in January 2023, after former superintendent Matt Miller said a board member bullied him out of his position.—
Bebe Hodges,
The Enquirer,
4 May 2024
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These were inhabitants of the Real East Coast who, even in the late 2000s, were still under the impression that hip-hop’s having been created in their territory granted them indefinite dominion over how the genre’s rhythm and presentation were supposed to feel.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025
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The idea of achieving ‘dominion’ over the world and society is not uncommon in charismatic Christian theology, according to religious scholar Matthew Taylor, who studies Christian Nationalism.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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“Kingship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kingship. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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