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Recent Examples of peerage
Historical-romance authors love the British peerage system so much that bookstore shelves groan with many, many more dukedoms than the two dozen or so that actually existed in the United Kingdom of the 19th century.
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Karen Ostergren, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
Like the book, the show is predicated on a classic Gilded Age bargain: American heiresses fill the dwindling coffers of the British peerage; correspondingly eligible dukes and lords bestow a noble title that papers over a nouveau-riche designation.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Season 3 featured their characters making a big bet on a green tech energy company led by a member of the British peerage, portrayed by Kit Harington, who told THR he’s been a long-time fan of Industry.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
The attention of Lebedev—now the Baron of Hampton, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and of Siberia in the Russian Federation, thanks to a peerage bestowed by the other Boris—also drifted, to subjects such as extending human longevity.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2025
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Karen Ostergren, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
Like the book, the show is predicated on a classic Gilded Age bargain: American heiresses fill the dwindling coffers of the British peerage; correspondingly eligible dukes and lords bestow a noble title that papers over a nouveau-riche designation.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Season 3 featured their characters making a big bet on a green tech energy company led by a member of the British peerage, portrayed by Kit Harington, who told THR he’s been a long-time fan of Industry.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
The attention of Lebedev—now the Baron of Hampton, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and of Siberia in the Russian Federation, thanks to a peerage bestowed by the other Boris—also drifted, to subjects such as extending human longevity.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peerage
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Lagerbielke — or more accurately, the 11th Baron Lagerbielke — is a member of the Swedish nobility and lies 254th in line to the country’s throne.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Known as the Dragon Slayer, he’s often shown meditating, praying, waxing philosophical, and pontificating on nobility, integrity and honor.—
Pamela Chelin,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Mayor Mamdani made $1,643 in royalties from his now-defunct rap career last year, a copy of his tax return shows.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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That struggle exploded into the Investiture Controversy, one of the most consequential conflicts of the Middle Ages, and lay crucial groundwork for the Magna Carta, the first document to hold royalty subject to the law.—
Joëlle Rollo-Koster,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The nobles and gentry—the billionaires of Tudor England—made fortunes from the reclaimed monastery lands and created a myth of Henry’s military strength and English pride.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Oct. 2025
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Parker will play Mary Washington, George’s strong willed mother, while Rodgers will play Sally Cary, the charming beauty of the Virginia gentry who first sees his potential.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Hitching is particularly good at connecting you to those living at the margins of society — the kinds of people many of us don’t encounter often through normal channels and the media.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Apr. 2026
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The government estimates that half a million people living in the shadows of Spanish society could be eligible to apply; analysts say the number is likely higher.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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But his natural gentility is tough to dress down.—
Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
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But the glory and gentility that had been the Pontchartrain was gone.—
Rick Bragg,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Peerage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peerage. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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