Thesaurus results for PHARAOH

pharaoh

noun

ˈfer-(ˌ)ō

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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Recent Examples of pharaoh Ultimately, the pharaoh’s prescient spiritual optimism comes in conflict with the all-powerful establishment priests, who kill Akhnaten and Nefertiti. —

Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026 In Egypt, the first female pharaoh Hatshepsut presents a fascinating case of artists figuring out how to treat a female body in a traditionally male role. —

Anna Swartwood House, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026 This is the third immersive experience presented at South Florida PBS Studios, following presentations on Leonardo Da Vinci and Egyptian pharaohs. —

Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026 The red home shirt featured a pharaoh as its primary background design, so what does the away shirt have? —

Nick Miller, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pharaoh

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Russian athletes are routinely asked to answer for the actions of their government, yet athletes from other countries are rarely subjected to the same scrutiny or treated as though they are personally aligned with war criminals or dictators.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2026
Italy’s triumph over Czechoslovakia in the 1934 final which strengthened the regime of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, for example.

— Will Jeanes, New York Times, 5 June 2026