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Recent Examples of raja
The crunchy encasing pairs perfectly with the melty cheese and various fillings inside, including cheese, tinga, potato and chorizo, and raja (strips of peppers and onions).
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Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026
Only the wealthiest resided in the inner city, made up the raja’s court, and decided the fate of the kingdom’s people—yet never ventured outside the sixty-foot-tall iron gate to mingle or empathize.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
This was the beginning of her lifelong love affair with horses, which led her to work as a groom for an Indian raja, or prince, to excel as a competitive horsewoman and to teach innumerable students the joy of riding.
—Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Feb. 2018
The debate over the sabda raja, as the sultan’s proclamations are known, has exposed fault lines within an otherwise sleepy university town and has led to citywide soul-searching about what the future holds for fast-developing Yogyakarta.
—Jon Emont, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2015
Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026
Only the wealthiest resided in the inner city, made up the raja’s court, and decided the fate of the kingdom’s people—yet never ventured outside the sixty-foot-tall iron gate to mingle or empathize.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
This was the beginning of her lifelong love affair with horses, which led her to work as a groom for an Indian raja, or prince, to excel as a competitive horsewoman and to teach innumerable students the joy of riding.
—Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Feb. 2018
The debate over the sabda raja, as the sultan’s proclamations are known, has exposed fault lines within an otherwise sleepy university town and has led to citywide soul-searching about what the future holds for fast-developing Yogyakarta.
—Jon Emont, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raja
Noun
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Goodnight, sweet prince of a celebration.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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And the reunion between Odysseus’ fellow king Menelaus (Jon Bernthal) and his wife Helen (Lupita Nyong’o)—the most beautiful woman in the world, blamed for starting the war after a Trojan prince spirited her away—has always felt too neatly resolved in the poem.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Stan received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for playing a young Trump who rises to be a real estate baron in 1980s New York City, learning unscrupulous ways from his mentor, Roy Cohn (played by Jeremy Strong, who also received a Supporting Actor Oscar nod).—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
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One of the most consistently infuriating elements of Yellowstone was how Sheridan kept positioning the Duttons — a family of land barons with immense political power and a penchant for murder — as righteous underdogs.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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The manuscript was acquired by Asaf-ud-Daula, nawab of Awadh, and was presented to King George III in 1798.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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The lights dim, and a hush falls over the crowd, as the last nawab of Oudh strides onto the stage at Palo Alto’s Cubberley Theater.—
Isha Trivedi,
The Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Jets went into last year’s training camp prepared to let an undrafted rookie (Caden Davis) and another young kicker (Harrison Mevis) duke it out.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Wouldn’t a visit to a strip club or hiring some entertainment for a private party have been a better option than trying to grab the junk of a statue that was commissioned by a duke back at the end of the 1550s?—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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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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The nearly $3 trillion UAE sovereign-wealth fund, of which more than half is controlled by the spy sheikh, offers an immense pot of money for venture capital.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
4 May 2026
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When a boy turns sixteen, he is assigned a sheikh from his hometown and studies with him in a local prayer room at the shrine every weekend.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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The baronet wanders around his castle numb on heroin, reeling from his spectacular flameout as CEO of Lumi and the recent loss of his seat in Parliament.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
2 Mar. 2026
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The characters exit their skyscraper office for new environs: a hedge fund, a fintech corporation, a golf-heavy retirement, and in Yas’s case, the socialite life as the new wife of a baronet.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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The marquess, however, decided not to buy the painting, which belongs to a private collection and, before now, has only ever been on public display once.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
27 Mar. 2026
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The agreement with the marquess allows Kays to take up to 25,000 tons of granite off the island by 2050.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Raja.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raja. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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