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Recent Examples of lordship
The standout is the lordship apartment sequence [in Episode 2] and the jump off the balcony.
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Leia Mendoza, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Under the Zhou dynasty, many smaller lordships fought for power in their regions including Hubei Province where the tombs are buried, according to Britannica.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
In 1606, the estate’s lordship was acquired by Jean Sève, a Calvinist who played an important role in the uprising that led to Lyon coming back under the authority of Henry IV in 1594.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
But, of course, Scott’s betrayal is a small episode in the collapse of decency and any sense of shame that Trump’s lordship demands of his acolytes.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
Oliver has a chance to do Felix a favor—his lordship is late for class, and his bike has a flat.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2023
To kill it is not to restate one’s lordship over the earth but rather to recognize and kill a destructive aspect in our own nature.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2023
This sounds like a mutually beneficial arrangement between his lordship and the royal spouse.
—Mike Bass, The Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2021
Declaring a man’s sins forgiven, referring to himself as greater than the Temple, claiming lordship over the Sabbath and authority over the Torah, insisting that his followers love him more than their mothers and fathers, more than their very lives, Jesus assumed a divine prerogative.
—Robert Barron, WSJ, 2 Apr. 2021
Leia Mendoza, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Under the Zhou dynasty, many smaller lordships fought for power in their regions including Hubei Province where the tombs are buried, according to Britannica.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
In 1606, the estate’s lordship was acquired by Jean Sève, a Calvinist who played an important role in the uprising that led to Lyon coming back under the authority of Henry IV in 1594.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
But, of course, Scott’s betrayal is a small episode in the collapse of decency and any sense of shame that Trump’s lordship demands of his acolytes.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
Oliver has a chance to do Felix a favor—his lordship is late for class, and his bike has a flat.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2023
To kill it is not to restate one’s lordship over the earth but rather to recognize and kill a destructive aspect in our own nature.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2023
This sounds like a mutually beneficial arrangement between his lordship and the royal spouse.
—Mike Bass, The Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2021
Declaring a man’s sins forgiven, referring to himself as greater than the Temple, claiming lordship over the Sabbath and authority over the Torah, insisting that his followers love him more than their mothers and fathers, more than their very lives, Jesus assumed a divine prerogative.
—Robert Barron, WSJ, 2 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lordship
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Although Spain claimed dominion over most of the West and Southwest, the Spanish viceroyalty of New Spain had concentrated its resources in what is now southern Arizona, New Mexico and what was once called Alta California in the 1770s.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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The driver is dominion, not religion.—
Josef Joffe,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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As if their father Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s numerous accusations spanning back years weren’t enough, the former prince’s arrest last month was no doubt another level of embarrassment for his daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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RadarOnline reports the former prince is now turning to God.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Mar. 2026
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Russia and China have criticized the strikes as a violation of international law and Iran’s sovereignty and called for a return to dialogue, but have not offered Tehran any material support.—
Jasmine Green,
NBC news,
5 Mar. 2026
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Mullin has also leaned into his ancestry as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and supported positions important to tribal citizens, such as advocating for tribal sovereignty.—
Sean Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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La Tour, too, became famous during his lifetime—commissioned by the duke of Lorraine, Cardinal Richelieu, and King Louis XIII—but then was forgotten for centuries.—
Nicole Krauss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Poor Gamay started out with a bad rap because in the 14th century it was thought that wines made from Gamay grapes infected people with serious diseases and in 1395 Philip II duke of Burgundy decreed that all Gamay vines should be destroyed.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
29 Jan. 2026
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Mamdani’s deft touch in navigating this reality has been invaluable to his ascendancy, as have his in-house filmmakers and strategists, who are themselves now objects of media attention.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026
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Vinegar valentines emerged as a sour offshoot of the cultural ascendancy of Valentine’s Day itself.—
Melissa Chan,
Fortune,
14 Feb. 2026
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Turning to Yasmin, there are so many biographical parallels between her and Ghislaine Maxwell — their dads being publishing barons who had fatal accidents on their boats.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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As written, these bills strip away the remaining local input on large projects, leaving nothing in the way of the wealthy, land barons and non-Floridian developers.—
Katherine Sayler,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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Iran, with its massive military capabilities, its oil wealth, its appetite for regional hegemony and its obdurate Islamism may have been the foremost obstacle to Israel’s integration into the region since 1979.—
Ron Kampeas,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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Reflecting the global reach of American hegemony, as well as the way the bureaucratic style of Soviet espionage precluded such individual initiative, eighteen of these thirty operatives were Americans.—
Alfred McCoy,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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In the book, Benedict falls for Sophie Beckett, the daughter of an earl who’s been hidden away from the Ton and forced to work as a housemaid by her spiteful stepmother.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
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With James' support, George became an earl, a marquess and ultimately a duke (a rarity for nonroyals).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
9 Apr. 2024
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“Lordship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lordship. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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