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Recent Examples of monarch Victorian Era and British Royalty Eventually, British monarch Queen Victoria gave rise to the mourning brooch a more subdued but meaningful design in which a piece of the deceased's hair—in Victoria’s case, hair from Prince Albert—is incorporated into the design. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025 News broke, in the wake of the French Quarter ramming that left over a dozen dead, that neither William nor his 76-year-old monarch father would attend the Jan. 9 state funeral of former president Jimmy Carter. Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025 Stewart has often supported the monarch's charitable initiatives, including the King's Trust. Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025 The machine was designed at the request of the French king Louis XIV—the monarch who commissioned Versailles, also known as the Sun King. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for monarch 
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Noun
  • Many Christian clerics and secular rulers in western Europe believed that the popes needed to return to Rome, to distance papal authority from French influence.
    Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
  • After all, cats may not think of themselves as 'cats' but as rulers of their kingdoms, so perhaps being allergic to one's subjects isn't so surprising.
    Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • That could be a smart bet for Cohen, with Donald Trump’s election spurring business magnates and world leaders to flock to Palm Beach for its proximity to the new president’s Winter White House at Mar-a-Lago.
    Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Alongside billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, the tech magnates appeared in countless live shots of the transfer of power.
    Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Andrew’s response is more petulance; more younger brother than the adult, aging son of the sovereign.
    Jack King, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Much better to be overlooked and underappreciated than in the sovereign’s good graces.
    Eva Wolchover, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Horizons Ventures, the firm of Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing, invested in a recent $27 million round for Owlstone Medical, which is developing a breathalyzer to diagnose diseases.
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
  • What to Know Former cricket star Khan and his wife were convicted of accepting land from real estate tycoon Malik Riaz in exchange for laundering $240 million.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Discovery role as Philippa Georgiou, the onetime Terran emperor who allies with the titular secret division of Starfleet — and in turn must face the sins of her past.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Is the emperor wearing new clothes, or finally admitting to the ones he's been wearing all along?
    Gemma Allen, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Built in the late 12th century under the French king Philip II, the Louvre began as a royal fortress.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Comfort is king on long-haul, international flights.
    Matthew Medendorp, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The ceremony, which took place in London on Sept. 30, saw 10-year-old Scarlett gift the prince with crystal hearts for him, his Meghan, 43, and their children Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The prince's lawyer, David Sherborne, commended his battle outside court on Wednesday and pushed for a police investigation into the saga.
    Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Press barons can dial back the criticism of Trump and dial up the praise.
    Felix Salmon, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The series also stars Timothy Dalton as an evil land baron and Jerome Flynn as his henchman, along with Darren Mann, Brian Geraghty, Aminah Nieves, Michelle Randolph, Sebastian Roché.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2024

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“Monarch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monarch. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.

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