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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
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.
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Madison Dapcevich, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2025
Opponents have countered that this ignores fundamental aspects of our constitutional framework: the framers’ devotion to checks and balances, their aversion toward monarchical, kinglike rule, and their determination to put policymaking in the hands of Congress.
—Claire B. Wofford, The Conversation, 13 June 2025
The Americans’ victory, and, more important, the victory of democratic ideals, upended the old monarchical world order.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2025
But there has always been a viable middle way, a sustainable path to democratic reform that protects against all excesses, monarchical and jihadi alike.
—Madawi Al-Rasheed, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2021
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Madison Dapcevich, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2025
Opponents have countered that this ignores fundamental aspects of our constitutional framework: the framers’ devotion to checks and balances, their aversion toward monarchical, kinglike rule, and their determination to put policymaking in the hands of Congress.
—Claire B. Wofford, The Conversation, 13 June 2025
The Americans’ victory, and, more important, the victory of democratic ideals, upended the old monarchical world order.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2025
But there has always been a viable middle way, a sustainable path to democratic reform that protects against all excesses, monarchical and jihadi alike.
—Madawi Al-Rasheed, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monarchical
Adjective
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Convincingly portraying a woman who regains her dignity in her quest to follow in her father’s footsteps, Hart’s performance of inscrutable sacrifice balances a regal confidence with the uneasiness of someone in perpetual survival mode.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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Regallier is a high-rye, double-malt bourbon aged in new American oak and finished in regal French oak casks.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But for Canadian actor Eugene Levy, the royal encounter that awaited him was anything but ceremonial.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Several of our testers noted their children were immersed in imaginative adventures that had pets swinging, taking baths, and tucking in for royal naps.—
Emily Glover,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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His aristocratic tastes are reflected in his various building projects, the remains of which have been excavated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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In The Pink Panther, Cardinale starred as the wealthy Princess Dala, whose priceless diamond becomes the target of an aristocratic jewel thief played by David Niven.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Monarchical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monarchical. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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