Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monocrats
Noun
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These autocrats have watched and learned as Erdoğan has scapegoated various rival groups in his country, branding them shadowy forces unleashed by the American philanthropist George Soros.—
Kaya Genç,
The Dial,
3 Feb. 2026 -
The book examines the worst acts of autocrats and tyrannical leaders dating back centuries.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Dishwatery types become heroes; victims become oppressors.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Repressive policies will eventually create uprising against the oppressors.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But often those intentions stumble into a political quagmire where democratic dreams turn into civil war, once-compliant dictators become embarrassments and American soldiers return home in body bags.—
Tim Sullivan,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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In the post-colonial era, Arab dictators established secular laws, but these legal systems favored the ruling clique.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Aspiring tyrants inevitably promise security and food on the table.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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Those historians were impressed by how much personal force the old tyrants could generate.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This is the third immersive experience presented at South Florida PBS Studios, following presentations on Leonardo Da Vinci and Egyptian pharaohs.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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Leprosy still existed, pharaohs did not.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Nor do strongmen have a pristine record as economic stewards.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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The trouble, to paraphrase Adam Phillips, is that strongmen tend to bring out the strongman in us all.—
Emily Chamlee-Wright,
Washington Post,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These despots will continue to lash out at America.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Such an outcome would have broad economic consequences and allow despots yet unknown to reassert control even as Trump moves on to, say, Cuba.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Monocrats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monocrats. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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