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Recent Examples of overlord
Refrain from rebelling against the GPS overlord!
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Katherine Lagrave, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Hathaway, whose character Andy is presumably out from under the thumb of Runway magazine overlord Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), dons a glittery blue, shin-length Rabanne dress from the designer's 2026 cruise collection.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
This dishy look at the inner-workings of Facebook, written by a former employee, is sure to raise eyebrows and blood pressure about our tech overlords.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 31 July 2025
That includes Kevin Bacon as corrupt corporate overlord Bob Garbinger, as well as Wood's Fritz, Bob's brother who runs a gang of lunatic henchmen called Killer Nutz.
—EW.com, 22 July 2025
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Katherine Lagrave, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Hathaway, whose character Andy is presumably out from under the thumb of Runway magazine overlord Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), dons a glittery blue, shin-length Rabanne dress from the designer's 2026 cruise collection.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
This dishy look at the inner-workings of Facebook, written by a former employee, is sure to raise eyebrows and blood pressure about our tech overlords.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 31 July 2025
That includes Kevin Bacon as corrupt corporate overlord Bob Garbinger, as well as Wood's Fritz, Bob's brother who runs a gang of lunatic henchmen called Killer Nutz.
—EW.com, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlord
Noun
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And with foreign powers long divided over the war in Syria and the uprising against its former dictator, there is little hope for an international tribunal either.—
Danny Makki,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The 2025 Noble Peace Prize went to Maria Corina Machado for her political opposition to Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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So how should CHROs and other talent leaders handle reports of an office tyrant?—
Susan Caminiti,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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Bring the Paine The only thing Paine liked less than monarchical rule was its enablers, anyone who relinquished their freedom willingly to an aspiring tyrant.—
Matthew Redmond,
The Conversation,
9 Oct. 2025
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Phantom Thread is a masterfully claustrophobic portrayal of a ’50s fashion house, as well as a nuanced depiction of a petty despot ruling over his small kingdom.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Armed with such sensational journalistic and fictional sources, artists from across the world, one after the other, proclaimed in virtual artistic unison that King Henry had been nothing more than a despot who essentially re-enslaved his people.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Once the emperor’s nakedness becomes common knowledge, however, the coördination problem can be solved.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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Because the bookshelves were adorned with busts of the early Roman emperors, individual volumes were identified by the emperor whose bust stood above them (Julius Caesar was treated as the first emperor and two female figures, Cleopatra and the empress Faustina, were also included).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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Daft Punk were the kings of that.—
Alma Rota,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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The uprising took place in the aftermath of the Black Death, as the king was levying higher taxes to fund the Hundred Years’ War.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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The email was sent one day after the infamous picture of the prince with his arm around Giuffre was published.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Court documents revealed the extent of Andrew’s relationship with Yang Tengbo, who reportedly forged close ties with the prince.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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Not your grandma’s authoritarians Today’s authoritarian rulers realize that civil society has the potential to support democracy and pry loose their grip on power.—
Christopher Justin Einolf,
The Conversation,
26 Sep. 2025
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That is why censorship is the authoritarian's dream.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Similarly, the scale, scope and depth of the AI revolution will also compel the group practice leaders, health system executives, private equity satraps and all others who now pull the strings on so many physicians to adapt to the democratization of medical knowledge.—
Michael L. Millenson,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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The ranks of the leadership are staffed, in large measure, with satraps and mediocrities.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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“Overlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlord. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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