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Recent Examples of princeling
This innately good-hearted princeling is the only compelling character.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Urie, a Drama Desk award winner, expertly plays the princeling as a well-meaning, but woefully awkward nerd who is hopelessly smitten from the moment Winnifred hauls herself onstage covered in leeches.
—EW.com, 13 Aug. 2024
But the antagonist is not so much a professional criminal as a corporate princeling who abuses his wealth and privilege.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 31 Oct. 2023
The publicity blitz set tongues wagging among princelings.
—Time, 16 June 2023
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Urie, a Drama Desk award winner, expertly plays the princeling as a well-meaning, but woefully awkward nerd who is hopelessly smitten from the moment Winnifred hauls herself onstage covered in leeches.
—EW.com, 13 Aug. 2024
But the antagonist is not so much a professional criminal as a corporate princeling who abuses his wealth and privilege.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 31 Oct. 2023
The publicity blitz set tongues wagging among princelings.
—Time, 16 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for princeling
Noun
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In an alternate version of Korea ruled by a constitutional monarchy, Lovely Runner breakout Byeon Woo-seok stars as melancholic modern-day prince Yi An.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
14 Jan. 2026
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The fourth season of Bridgerton (based on the third book) is basically a retelling of Cinderella with Benedict as the prince.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Its story reminded me of Carlos Fitzcarrald, the rubber baron who had a boat hauled over a mountain, from one river to another, in the 1890s.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Grok Imagine offers a Black Mirror-esque window into how AI can be leveraged for harm, and yet, as so often feels the case, never-out-the-news tech baron Musk powers on stronger than ever.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
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The former duke also agreed to vacate Royal Lodge and will move to a private property on the Sandringham Estate sometime in 2026.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
31 Dec. 2025
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Margaret’s father succeeded him as King George VI, and her mother Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, never forgave the duke for renouncing his duty to his country.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Dec. 2025
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In the book, Benedict falls for Sophie Beckett, the daughter of an earl who’s been hidden away from the Ton and forced to work as a housemaid by her spiteful stepmother.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
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With James' support, George became an earl, a marquess and ultimately a duke (a rarity for nonroyals).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
9 Apr. 2024
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And with Crimson Peak, del Toro swings for the fences, with big gestures from English baronet Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleson) to prove his love for American heiress Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska), a big decaying mansion, and big ghost energy.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
21 Aug. 2024
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For one, Lady Valerie Meux, a banjo-playing music hall singer who married a British baronet, became a social sensation and quirky philanthropist, and was known to drive around London in a carriage pulled by a pair of zebras.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2024
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And while King Charles did not make Kerry a duke, an earl, a marquess, viscount or a baron, the knighthood was royal stuff enough.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
4 Dec. 2025
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The viscount’s son, the Marquis of Praia and Monforte, added a second floor and greatly expanded the garden surrounding it, purchasing ten more hectares and bringing the property to 12.5 hectares (31 acres) and turning parts of it into a romantic garden in the English fashion.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Princeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/princeling. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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