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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
Iran’s centuries-long monarchical tradition gave way to its first-ever republic.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
By the early 1960s, the Shah of Iran, the monarchical ruler of the country, was dealing with his fourth American President.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 13 July 2025
For over nine centuries, British kings and queens have undertaken their ceremonial coronations adorned in royal regalia, serving as symbolic representations of their monarchical authority.
—Madison Dapcevich, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2025
If Medvedev had indeed put forward his candidacy for a second term, the monarchical element in Russia's political system might well be lost.
—Vladislav Inozemtsev, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2011
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
By the early 1960s, the Shah of Iran, the monarchical ruler of the country, was dealing with his fourth American President.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 13 July 2025
For over nine centuries, British kings and queens have undertaken their ceremonial coronations adorned in royal regalia, serving as symbolic representations of their monarchical authority.
—Madison Dapcevich, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2025
If Medvedev had indeed put forward his candidacy for a second term, the monarchical element in Russia's political system might well be lost.
—Vladislav Inozemtsev, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2011
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monarchical
Adjective
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Pelosi is regal and completely out of touch with average Americans.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Sacramento State’s 6-foot-11, 270-pound senior craves the opportunity to devour defenders in the lane with post moves, or a pass to an open shooter after a double-team, or to thunder-dunk on the run as one regal finisher.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In 2020, Harry and Markle stepped away from their royal duties and later moved to Montecito, California.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Battling cancer is a really hard thing, and the royal family has had two of its members doing so in the last few years.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Rosewood Schloss Fuschl, meanwhile, is located in the former hunting lodge of the Prince-Archbishops of Salzburg, and its Munich branch sits at the former Bavarian State Bank headquarters and the adjacent Palais Neuhaus-Preysing, originally an aristocratic residence from the 1700s.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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Federalist critics in Congress argued the colonnades looked aristocratic.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Monarchical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monarchical. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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