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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.
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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.
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Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
But supporters of both Pheu Thai and Move Forward pushed their leaders to make their stances on monarchical reform clear.
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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
But supporters of both Pheu Thai and Move Forward pushed their leaders to make their stances on monarchical reform clear.
—
Tamara Loos,
Foreign Affairs,
25 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monarchical
Adjective
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The room retains a fittingly regal affect, decorated in the store’s trademark eau de nil (take that, Tiffany).
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Orange and yellow airbrushing crown these already regal-looking gold chrome nails.
Adjective
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Other royal commentators have suggested that while tensions remain, the extent of any current disagreement between father and son has not been publicly confirmed.
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On June 22, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton offered the rare comment to The Times in a wide-ranging interview about his service in the royal household, getting to know Kate Middleton and his debut novel Beyond the Edge of Light, out July 9.
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The Sound and The Fury Told by four narrators in a stream of consciousness writing style, this 1929 story describes the downfall of a wealthy Southern aristocratic family, the Compsons.
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Because of previous demand, over 20,000 people had been employed in buckle manufacture in the Birmingham area, but when this aristocratic fashion suddenly collapsed in 1786 on the eve of the French Revolution, their trade collapsed along with it.
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“Monarchical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monarchical. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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