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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
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.
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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
Neither the Inaugural Address nor the State of the Union is required by the Constitution, and the idea of the chief executive speaking directly to the public struck many eighteenth-century Americans as monarchical, not Presidential.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2025
All parties had to skirt the issue of monarchical reform.
—Tamara Loos, Foreign Affairs, 25 May 2023
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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
Neither the Inaugural Address nor the State of the Union is required by the Constitution, and the idea of the chief executive speaking directly to the public struck many eighteenth-century Americans as monarchical, not Presidential.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 27 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
Adjective
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The emblematic high point is the 32,000-square foot Guerlain Imperial Spa (Guerlain invented a cologne in 1853 just for Eugénie) for its regal Black Orchid facial treatment.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Lark Manor Buckhill Hand-Tufted Wool Area Rug The castle is teeming with rich-looking rugs, but this one stood out to me for its regal pattern and red accents.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Nicola would go on to wear a custom white Valentino dress with white lace gloves and a royal-length lace veil for her big day.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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The king’s younger son made history in 2023 by becoming the first senior member of the royal family to testify in more than a century.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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While retaining an old-school, aristocratic vibe, Adare's fanciful gargoyles, genuinely warm staff, grand and intimate spaces, and super-comfortable rooms make it somewhere uniquely and unabashedly the Ireland of now.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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His aristocratic taste inherited ideas of beauty and old European style, rather than innovating with new trends.—
Jye Marshall,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Monarchical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monarchical. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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