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Recent Examples of overlord
As a late-night host, Letterman often mocked his corporate overlords at NBC and CBS.
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William Earl, Variety, 26 July 2025
In both his monologue and a musical segment on the July 21 episode, Colbert mourned the loss of The Late Show, poked the orange bear that is Donald Trump, and decried his corporate overlords as his in-studio audience cheered, guffawed, and chanted his name multiple times.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 July 2025
The movie also stars Kevin Bacon as a corrupt corporate overlord and Elijah Wood as his villainous brother, Fritz.
—EW.com, 22 July 2025
Over the decades the relationship has shifted and re-shifted and re-shifted again, with Disney at times viewed as a corporate overlord and Anaheim seen as a vassal state.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
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William Earl, Variety, 26 July 2025
In both his monologue and a musical segment on the July 21 episode, Colbert mourned the loss of The Late Show, poked the orange bear that is Donald Trump, and decried his corporate overlords as his in-studio audience cheered, guffawed, and chanted his name multiple times.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 July 2025
The movie also stars Kevin Bacon as a corrupt corporate overlord and Elijah Wood as his villainous brother, Fritz.
—EW.com, 22 July 2025
Over the decades the relationship has shifted and re-shifted and re-shifted again, with Disney at times viewed as a corporate overlord and Anaheim seen as a vassal state.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlord
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Her party, the Brothers of Italy, was founded by followers of former dictator Benito Mussolini as a post-fascist movement following WWII.—
Dan Gooding
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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For Machado and the Venezuelan opposition, embracing a narrative in which Maduro is a drug lord, not just a dictator, is a bit of a gamble.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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So, the politicians must do more than push back against the White House tyrant.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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And while the band's frontman Freddie Mercury only made it into his 40s, the song's question continues to haunt people—especially aging tyrants who fear that the icy hand of death is upon their shoulder and want far more time to ensure both national and personal glory.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
3 Sep. 2025
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Kornbluth: On depression and despots Josh Kornbluth has established himself over the years as one of the Bay Area’s best storytellers.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
28 Aug. 2025
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To justify their repression and retain the throne, despots require a big enemy and manufacture security threats that lead to more wars.—
S. C. M. Paine,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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The images also show the remnants of the ancient Roman council building, including a headless statue of the Roman emperor Trajan and the remains of a theater.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In Nero’s time, stepping onto the stage degraded the emperor’s role.—
Chris Schembra,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the 1600s the British parliament firmly established its predominance over the king, while Europe saw the rise of absolute monarchies in the then-great continental powers of Spain and France.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Fort Lauderdale alerted residents that the heavy rain in recent days, coupled with king tides, put some major roads in the city underwater this week.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Rob Shuter’s #ShuterScoop reported from a source close to William that the prince only found out the meeting was taking place just before the king headed to Clarence House.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
12 Sep. 2025
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Prince Harry and his father, King Charles III, have reunited amid the royal family's estrangement from the outspoken prince.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Trump isn't responsible for such long-term trends as Beijing's determination to rival the United States in global influence, or Putin's evolution to an entrenched authoritarian with expansionist ambitions.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
11 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 16 Sep. 2025.
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