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as in tycoon
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
as lords of the local real estate scene, they own nearly all of the city's prime pieces of property
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as in God
capitalized
the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe
at this point all that we can do is put our fate in the hands of the Lord
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as in nobleman
a man of high birth or social position
lords and ladies arriving at the palace
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Advertisement All these politicians are veritable minor lords, at best, in the Democratic Party kingdom — and any opportunity to climb up the hierarchy seem further away than ever.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
There are epochs in which a powerful emperor or military dictator (i.e., a shogun) asserts stability over the country’s competing factions, and others in which feudal lords duke it out for supremacy and a miserable tooth-and-claw chaos reigns.
—Ryu Spaeth, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2024
Hammer: That’s when the drug lord Pablo Escobar began importing exotic animals for his hacienda in Antioquia province in northwestern Colombia.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2024
Entangled in the thrilling mess at the center of this film is Kristen Stewart as Lou, a gym worker and the daughter of a local criminal lord (Ed Harris), who crosses paths with a bright-eyed and aspiring bodybuilder (Katy O’Brian) in a small town in New Mexico.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
There are epochs in which a powerful emperor or military dictator (i.e., a shogun) asserts stability over the country’s competing factions, and others in which feudal lords duke it out for supremacy and a miserable tooth-and-claw chaos reigns.
—Ryu Spaeth, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2024
Hammer: That’s when the drug lord Pablo Escobar began importing exotic animals for his hacienda in Antioquia province in northwestern Colombia.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2024
Entangled in the thrilling mess at the center of this film is Kristen Stewart as Lou, a gym worker and the daughter of a local criminal lord (Ed Harris), who crosses paths with a bright-eyed and aspiring bodybuilder (Katy O’Brian) in a small town in New Mexico.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Lord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lord. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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