principalities

plural of principality

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for principalities
Noun
  • Throughout the Bronze Age and medieval centuries, Armenian vineyards thrived under the rule of kingdoms and monasteries.
    Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Campeau designed with the natural world in mind, differentiating the kingdoms of Maui, O’ahu, and Hawaii through key geographic features in each.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Their empires cracked, their shadows receded, and their names faded into cautionary tales.
    John Hope Bryant, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Writers and rulers across Europe and the Americas have looked back to Virgil’s epic as a model for their own founding myths, in the construction of new nations, new colonies, new empires.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • When completed, the delivery of the HIMARS to Manama will augment an already impressive array of multiple rocket launch systems in the military arsenals of the Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The efforts for a new ceasefire have the backing of major Arab Gulf monarchies, according to two officials who spoke anonymously due to the sensitivity of the discussions.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • From there, generalists help to refine and adapt projects, while specialists elevate execution in their domains.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Turkey is also rapidly advancing its domestic defense capabilities across multiple domains with heavy military equipment such as its first aircraft carrier and jet fighters, positioning itself as a viable alternative to Western defense suppliers, including NATO allies.
    Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Credit rating agencies are sharpening their focus on climate vulnerability, raising questions about whether sectors or sovereigns with large protection gaps could face higher borrowing costs.
    Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Principalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/principalities. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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