as in dictator
a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way
like some pharaoh of a third-world country, more interested in building monuments to himself than in creating a future for his people
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In April, a University of Pennsylvania professor spoke with Fox News Digital about unearthing the tomb of an unknown pharaoh near Abydos.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
The find marked the first time archaeologists have unearthed a pharaoh’s tomb since 1922, when King Tutankhamun’s burial site was identified.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2025
The ultimate hidden room: a tomb of a pharaoh like King Tut.
—Nancy Giles
may 18, CBS News, 18 May 2025
Other Big Stories Archaeologists have unearthed the tomb of an unknown pharaoh in Egypt.
—Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
The find marked the first time archaeologists have unearthed a pharaoh’s tomb since 1922, when King Tutankhamun’s burial site was identified.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2025
The ultimate hidden room: a tomb of a pharaoh like King Tut.
—Nancy Giles
may 18, CBS News, 18 May 2025
Other Big Stories Archaeologists have unearthed the tomb of an unknown pharaoh in Egypt.
—Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharaoh
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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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“Pharaoh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharaoh. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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