Thesaurus results for OVERLORD

overlord

noun

as in dictator

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Recent Examples of overlord Shortly after becoming husband and wife, Grace milks another loophole in the hide-and-seek rulebook and slays Titus, thereby sending the rest of the High Council to slaughter at the hands of their demonic overlord, Le Bail. —

Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026 Or the employee cafeteria in the chains’ corporate overlord’s headquarters flunking an inspection? —

David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026 Turning the dial, Charlamagne’s elevation to multi-platform talk overlord reinforces the South Carolina chatter’s grip on the title of hip-hop personality called upon to represent the culture outside its confines. —

Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025 Refrain from rebelling against the GPS overlord! —

Katherine Lagrave, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for overlord

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Noun

At a time when the United States had just abducted a Venezuelan dictator, was threatening Greenland, and was planning a war in Iran, a serious DNI would have had other priorities.

— Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 28 May 2026
Dolan earned his reputation with a mix of poor team performance, uninspired front office hiring, and a reputation as a thin-skinned dictator, including banning former player Charles Oakley from Madison Square Garden and using facial recognition technology to monitor fans.

— Alex Sherman, CNBC, 28 May 2026