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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 sidewalk was narrow, but strangers instinctively gave him a regal berth.—
H. C. Wilentz,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Penelope Cruz Penélope Cruz channeled the regal glamour of Matthieu Blazy’s vision for Chanel.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The recent arrest of former prince Andrew has left the British royal family in the position of having to explain themselves.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Mar. 2026
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While plot details haven’t been confirmed, the film will reportedly center on Aegon I, the first Lord of the Seven Kingdoms who spawned the Targaryen dynasty — the royal family at the heart of the entire franchise.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Martha had no interest in Franco’s aristocratic, fascist Nationalists.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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The American groups always had very aristocratic, wonderful names.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Monarchical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monarchical. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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