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as in royal
fit for or worthy of a royal ruler
the actress's regal bearing makes her a perfect choice to play royalty on the screen
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as in magnificent
large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception
envisioned a regal wedding with hundreds of guests, a full choir, and a reception at the fanciest hotel in town
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Recent Examples of regal
This ground-hugging perennial heralds the arrival of spring with a regal display of fragrant blooms.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
Adventurer, a plum burgundy that will give your space a regal interior.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2026
Continuing her Italy trip’s Eat, Pray, Love theme, the Princess of Wales showed a very regal trick for keeping her heirlooms clean while making pasta at a farm in Felino.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Meanwhile, Queen Camilla sported regal headwear of her own, donning the Diamond Diadem.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
Adventurer, a plum burgundy that will give your space a regal interior.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2026
Continuing her Italy trip’s Eat, Pray, Love theme, the Princess of Wales showed a very regal trick for keeping her heirlooms clean while making pasta at a farm in Felino.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Meanwhile, Queen Camilla sported regal headwear of her own, donning the Diamond Diadem.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regal
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Reuters — Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit has undergone a successful lung transplant and is recovering from the procedure, the royal household said in a statement on Wednesday.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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While the royal family's website says that there are no obligatory codes of behavior for meeting King Charles, Queen Camilla or other royals, the traditional forms of address are a small curtsy for women and a neck bow for men.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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But even with a magnificent performance from an inspired goalkeeper, there’s no way that this result should have happened, even with Luis de la Fuente’s decision to leave Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams on the bench.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Brunson continued his magnificent game with a drive that drew a foul, sinking both free throws to cut the lead down to two with five minutes to go.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Fitzgibbons is known for being the chairman of event-planning firm Fait Accompli, which is the go-to wedding organizer within British aristocratic circles.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
11 June 2026
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In my experience, some Americans with an overly keen interest in English aristocratic traditions seem motivated by disdain for their fellow citizens who are not descended from white Europeans.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
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As New York wakes up from its two-day weekend bender to a glorious Monday with their Knicks as NBA champions, Wright is only now emerging from his own personal media blockade.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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This sounds glorious, and yet, Horkheimer and Adorno observe, freedom falls to those who are best positioned to grab it.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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This majestic sequence delivers a lifetime’s outpouring of love’s inadequacies and frustrations, of grief and regret, of gratitude along with candid acceptance of loss, and of self-questioning that never shakes the foundations of the family—her ferocious commitment to the children.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
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Over the past two decades, airlines have stopped using it as a passenger plane and replaced it with smaller aircraft that are more efficient, but far less majestic and memorable.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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The New York Knicks are NBA champions for the first time since 1973, using another epic fourth-quarter comeback to defeat the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals and taking the series 4-1.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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New York’s unlikely title run fueled epic celebrations, sky-high ticket prices and celebrities galore.—
Albert Samaha,
Washington Post,
14 June 2026
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There’s Chateau de Fère and Les Crayères, which is very imposing and old-fashioned; a couple of very nice funky little boutique hotels (including one owned by the Selosse family who make amazing, and amazingly priced, grower Champagne) and lots of good chambres d'hôtes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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In person, Rowbottom is striking — tall, platinum blond, soft-spoken — though less imposing than carefully self-possessed.—
Mariella Rudi,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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World Cup team send-offs are usually a grand event.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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And many young soccer fans will get the chance to cheer on those teams while standing on the grandest stage itself.—
Chelsea Torres,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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“Regal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regal. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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