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as in ruler
one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority
the ruling monarch of Britain at that time was Queen Elizabeth I
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as in magnate
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
the glitzy gala was attended by most of the reigning monarchs of the recording industry
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Recent Examples of monarch
Netflix’s potential $83 billion takeover of the house of Harry Potter doesn’t come with marquee sports properties (WBD previously announced plans to spin off TNT Sports), but the acquisition would establish the group of one-time Hollywood outsiders as the undisputed monarchs of entertainment.
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 2 Jan. 2026
With chilling detail, Marshall depicts the slaying of the Zulu monarch Shaka by his half brothers.
—James Meyer, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
The younger son of the reigning monarch has not attended a royal family Christmas since 2018.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
The monarch initiated a formal process to remove the style, titles and honors of his brother Prince Andrew, who is now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, per Buckingham Palace's statement released in late October.
—Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 2 Jan. 2026
With chilling detail, Marshall depicts the slaying of the Zulu monarch Shaka by his half brothers.
—James Meyer, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
The younger son of the reigning monarch has not attended a royal family Christmas since 2018.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
The monarch initiated a formal process to remove the style, titles and honors of his brother Prince Andrew, who is now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, per Buckingham Palace's statement released in late October.
—Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monarch
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The people disembarked the out-of-service Baathist train and are waiting for the trains the new rulers promised them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Jobson suggested that Andrew could move overseas, following King Charles' recent meeting with the ruler of Bahrain.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Singer island is so named after Paris Singer, a descendant of the Singer Sewing Machine magnate, who began developing the Palm Beach coastline into a national luxury destination in the 1920s.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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O’Leary isn’t the only nonprofessional in Marty Supreme’s sprawling cast, which includes rapper Tyler the Creator, real-life table-tennis champion Koto Kawaguchi, filmmaker Abel Ferrara, and supermarket magnate John Catsimatidis.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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Harry is due to attend the court proceedings, but this trip will not include a meeting with his father, King Charles III, as the sovereign will be in Scotland at the time.—
Séraphine Roger,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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The speech, however, is not actually written by the sovereign, but rather by the government.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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Amidst all those tech tycoons, luxury’s biggest name sits at seventh in the billionaire rankings.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
31 Dec. 2025
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Former Russian banking tycoon Oleg Tinkov says a single Instagram post condemning the war in Ukraine cost him nearly $9 billion, after he was forced to sell his stake in his bank for a fraction of its real value.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Dec. 2025
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The name only indirectly refers to Roman emperor Julius Caesar, who was born by natural means but under Roman law decreed that all pregnant women who were dead or dying must be cut open to save the child.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Alas, a child exposed the collective delusion and the emperor’s nakedness.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2026
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For centuries, the kings and queens of the Netherlands have been buried in the church, beginning with William of Orange in 1584.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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But monks there complained that the slain king was walking around at night, frightening them with strange sounds.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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In an alternate version of Korea ruled by a constitutional monarchy, Lovely Runner breakout Byeon Woo-seok stars as melancholic modern-day prince Yi An.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
14 Jan. 2026
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The fourth season of Bridgerton (based on the third book) is basically a retelling of Cinderella with Benedict as the prince.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Its story reminded me of Carlos Fitzcarrald, the rubber baron who had a boat hauled over a mountain, from one river to another, in the 1890s.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Grok Imagine offers a Black Mirror-esque window into how AI can be leveraged for harm, and yet, as so often feels the case, never-out-the-news tech baron Musk powers on stronger than ever.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Monarch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monarch. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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