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Recent Examples of overlord
In an age where content is king and studios only exist to create shareholder value for their corporate overlords, executives have become so fixated on brand recognition that Disney would sooner bet $200 million — or more!
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Nov. 2025
On the other side of town, Paramount Skydance CEO Ellison, who of course is the son of Oracle overlord Larry Ellison, is in discussions with Apollo and other private-equity investors to join a potential $60 billion offer.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Refrain from rebelling against the GPS overlord!
—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
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Nov. 2025
On the other side of town, Paramount Skydance CEO Ellison, who of course is the son of Oracle overlord Larry Ellison, is in discussions with Apollo and other private-equity investors to join a potential $60 billion offer.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Refrain from rebelling against the GPS overlord!
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlord
Noun
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Since then, it has been linked to financial deals for dictators Manuel Noriega and Saddam Hussein, Islamic terrorist groups and government intelligence agencies including the CIA.—
Deena Sabry,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Hitler, the dictator who led Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945, was central in enacting the genocide of 6 million Jews.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But for so many Venezuelans, the sight of Maduro in shackles was about a tyrant facing justice.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Now Matt is in Nick Fury mode, assembling his own team capable of overthrowing this tyrant — hence the arrival of Ritter's wise-ass strongwoman sleuth who can drink all of Manhattan under the table.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Dec. 2025
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What do the scandal-scarred Minnesota governor, the anti-semitic, anti-wealth mayor of New York City and a corrupt Venezuelan despot all have in common?—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Dowager Duchess believed that Goethe would help her teen-age son, the Duke, mature into a benevolent despot.—
Merve Emre,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
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For centuries, the kings and queens of the Netherlands have been buried in the church, beginning with William of Orange in 1584.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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But monks there complained that the slain king was walking around at night, frightening them with strange sounds.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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The doctrine is both a reasonable tactical reaction to threatening events and a vivid personal reflection of Trump the wannabe emperor, committed to self-extolling, national expansion and personal and national wealth.—
John Brummett,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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The retooling emperor has been disrobed and rightly ridiculed by those far enough removed from the halls of power to speak plainly, the truth now apparent for all to see.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Nineteen thousand resident white loyalists also supplemented British troops, as did at least eight thousand Irishmen and more than thirty thousand soldiers loaned to the king by princes in the German states.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Markle’s video showed the prince and her friend, Kelly McKee Zajfen, watching the end of the game as the Dodgers clinched back-to-back World Series titles.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 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 9 Jan. 2026.
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