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also monarchic
as in regal
fit for or worthy of a royal ruler
guests who stay in the hotel's most expensive suite live in monarchical splendor
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Recent Examples of monarchical
Since the Pahlavi monarchy’s nation-building project began in 1925, successive governments, both monarchical and then the Islamic Republic, have treated ethnic diversity as a security challenge and repeatedly suppressed demands for political inclusion, language rights and local governance.
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Shukriya Bradost, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2026
Now, with talk of overturning the 22nd Amendment and remaking the presidency in the image of a monarchical personal cult, that idea is being shredded.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
These achievements made the United States the political model of the liberal state, which displaced the monarchical dynasties of Europe in the nineteenth century, then rescued Western civilization from the totalitarian despotisms of Germany, Japan, and the Soviet Union in the twentieth.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
All parties had to skirt the issue of monarchical reform.
—Tamara Loos, Foreign Affairs, 25 May 2023
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Shukriya Bradost, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2026
Now, with talk of overturning the 22nd Amendment and remaking the presidency in the image of a monarchical personal cult, that idea is being shredded.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
These achievements made the United States the political model of the liberal state, which displaced the monarchical dynasties of Europe in the nineteenth century, then rescued Western civilization from the totalitarian despotisms of Germany, Japan, and the Soviet Union in the twentieth.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
All parties had to skirt the issue of monarchical reform.
—Tamara Loos, Foreign Affairs, 25 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monarchical
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The restaurant unfolds with a courtyard still anchored by its majestic banyan tree outfitted with strings of lights while new structures house two indoor dining rooms and a regal bar.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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Befitting a strong, regal baby, this name can also easily be shortened.—
Lydia Wang,
Parents,
12 Apr. 2026
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For all his royal status, Hamlet is a figure of resistance, who targets, mocks, humiliates, and ultimately kills a king.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Sussexes stepped back as senior working members of the royal family in 2020.—
Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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From her former relationship with the Duke to her family’s cottage in Cornwall, it’s been hinted that Lindsay comes from a wealthy, maybe even aristocratic British background, yet she is treated like a concierge by Ava and her friends.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, once an aristocratic mansion, falls somewhere between the avant-garde works at the Reina Sofia and the traditional Spanish art at the Prado.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Monarchical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monarchical. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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