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as in magnates
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 noblemen
a man of high birth or social position
lords and ladies arriving at the palace
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Recent Examples of lords
This is revealed as Ali, in the present day, is trying to help Rue navigate her truly untenable position at the center of rival drug lords.
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Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
Ser Duncan the Tall, played by Peter Claffey, sits atop a horse as the lords of Westeros look down at him.
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Joe Otterson,
Variety,
10 June 2026
Pressure from drug lords who bankrolled the country’s top teams and top players, and also liked to bet.
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Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
For fine dining, splurge on a course of Kaga delicacies at Ryotei Otomoro; the chef is said to be the direct descendant of those who cooked for 17th-century local feudal lords.
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Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2026
Ritsurin was built 400 years ago as a daimyo garden for feudal lords to stroll in.
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Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 May 2026
The hippos are descended from animals introduced to the country in the 1980s by Pablo Escobar, one of Colombia’s top drug lords, who sought to have one of the largest private zoos in Latin America with a wide variety of animals.
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Anabella González,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
Michael opens in Gary, Indiana, where Joe Jackson (an exhausting Colman Domingo) lords over his wife, Katherine (Nia Long), and the handful of his ten children for whom this film’s producers could secure the life rights.
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Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
Some security experts say CIA operators have been involved in helping Mexican authorities locate some of the country’s top drug lords.
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Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
Ser Duncan the Tall, played by Peter Claffey, sits atop a horse as the lords of Westeros look down at him.
—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
10 June 2026
Pressure from drug lords who bankrolled the country’s top teams and top players, and also liked to bet.
—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
For fine dining, splurge on a course of Kaga delicacies at Ryotei Otomoro; the chef is said to be the direct descendant of those who cooked for 17th-century local feudal lords.
—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2026
Ritsurin was built 400 years ago as a daimyo garden for feudal lords to stroll in.
—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 May 2026
The hippos are descended from animals introduced to the country in the 1980s by Pablo Escobar, one of Colombia’s top drug lords, who sought to have one of the largest private zoos in Latin America with a wide variety of animals.
—
Anabella González,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
Michael opens in Gary, Indiana, where Joe Jackson (an exhausting Colman Domingo) lords over his wife, Katherine (Nia Long), and the handful of his ten children for whom this film’s producers could secure the life rights.
—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
Some security experts say CIA operators have been involved in helping Mexican authorities locate some of the country’s top drug lords.
—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lords
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Newspapers fell into the hands of magnates who advanced their own interests.
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The verdict comes at a critical time for Altman and Musk, as the two tech magnates push their respective companies toward the public markets in what are expected to be record offerings.
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In addition, while common soldiers were buried in mass graves, officers and noblemen were usually laid to rest in a church.
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The upper chamber of the British Parliament was composed of noblemen who inherited their seats for most of its history.
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Alongside the police raids, the downfall of these tycoons put pressure on scam companies, which have relocated from Cambodia in recent months, researchers and former scam workers said.
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Greek shipping tycoons, Morley said, may be intrigued by the glory of owning Onassis’s yacht; Middle Eastern oil magnates could have the means to buy a pricey piece of history.
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That is some business that the gentlemen are discussing.
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And that, ladies and gentlemen, has to be one of the most surreal paragraphs ever printed in The New York Times.
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For virtually all of human history, people were subjects of kings or rulers who claimed divine and unquestioned power.
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The New York Knicks, comeback kings to the end, roared back from 16 points down in Game 5 to beat the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 to seal their first NBA title in 53 years, kicking off raucous celebrations among A-listers in the arena in San Antonio and fans in the streets back in New York.
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Lipstye and others worried that Shelter Island was becoming a place dominated by wealthy barons who weren’t necessarily invested in the community — a place, in short, like the South Fork.
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As recounted by Peter Biskind in Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, Cimino ran long and went over budget on his epic drama about the Johnson County War, which saw cattle barons attacking immigrant laborers in late 19th-century Wyoming.
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American vacationers, Emirati princes, French fashion designers, British socialites and new-money Chinese.
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Earlier this year, Quinn pounced on the opportunity to cast Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams as star-crossed fae princes from feuding kingdoms who (spoiler) have been knocking boots in secret.
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“Lords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lords. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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