as in aristocracies
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
a political fund-raiser attended by the royalty of the Hollywood scene
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Recent Examples of royalties
Arm’s current revenue streams are all from licenses and royalties, creating some extremely attractive gross margins.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 6 May 2026
The $442,840 reflects unpaid royalties from 2022, when marathon operators first raised this issue, through 2024.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Spatola was paid $2,000 but never signed away his rights to songwriting credit or royalties, the lawyer said.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
Retail sales for the group were up 1%, wholesale sales were up 17%, and royalties were up 15%.
—Maliha Shoaib, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2026
This, unfortunately, did not seem to translate into royalties for Heckerling.
—Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
For nearly 15 years, the women waged a lengthy, and ultimately unsuccessful, court battle with Spector over royalties.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
For a product to use HEVC, its vendor must pay licensing fees and royalties to the relevant patent holders.
—ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
As a result, advances will likely remain the primary source of income for many writers rather than royalties, said Friedman.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
Jeff Marks, CNBC, 6 May 2026
The $442,840 reflects unpaid royalties from 2022, when marathon operators first raised this issue, through 2024.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Spatola was paid $2,000 but never signed away his rights to songwriting credit or royalties, the lawyer said.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
Retail sales for the group were up 1%, wholesale sales were up 17%, and royalties were up 15%.
—Maliha Shoaib, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2026
This, unfortunately, did not seem to translate into royalties for Heckerling.
—Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
For nearly 15 years, the women waged a lengthy, and ultimately unsuccessful, court battle with Spector over royalties.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
For a product to use HEVC, its vendor must pay licensing fees and royalties to the relevant patent holders.
—ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
As a result, advances will likely remain the primary source of income for many writers rather than royalties, said Friedman.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for royalties
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Hollywood royalty, from Beyoncé and Nicole Kidman to Sabrina Carpenter and Teyana Taylor, will hit the red carpet in their sartorial best for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual gala.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Test your knowledge of baseball bests, restaurant revamps and more in this week's American Culture Quiz.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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The chatter among party elites appears at odds with recent polling in Harris’ favor, including in April’s Harvard Center for American Political Studies/Harris Poll, which showed Harris leading the Democratic field with support from 50% of Democrats.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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At the same time, our public education system is being purposefully sabotaged by corporate elites seeking to sow doubt about our public schools in order to redirect public money straight into their pockets.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
8 May 2026
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In European and American societies of the early and mid-19th century, research shows that infant mortality rates were 30-60 times greater than today.—
Laura Ungar,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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Physical spaces have always embodied what societies care about — from those first stone monuments that hunter-gatherers built to demonstrate loyalty to each other and to higher powers.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 May 2026
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Inter took the Serie A title last night, having been champions-elect for weeks.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Obama’s staff would look less amused a few weeks later, as their boss hosted President-elect Trump at the White House.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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New growth has started from the base of our banana plants and a few of the tops.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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Pair white jeans with a black tee for timeless contrast, layer a white denim jacket with a flowy dress on spring days, or style white shorts and skirts with lightweight tops to stay cool all summer.—
Published,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
Noun
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As real trees begin to bloom outside, photographer Widline Cadet picks through two playfully oversized bouquets of positively unnatural plastic flowers.—
Elly Fishman,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
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The piece, created by artist Shea Maze with support from his grandmother and textile artist, Ceci Lewis, includes cotton and silk cloth dyed with indigo, black walnut and various flowers.—
Elliot Mann,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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These are the same issues being raised across rural Texas as the state’s business-friendly environment and lack of regulations — the same qualities that attract many to country life — fuel an expansion of server farms from the Panhandle to the Valley.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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As the name indicates, it was intended for wear on boats but wound up being widely adopted by skaters because its deck-gripping qualities proved just as useful for sticking to boards.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
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Other transdermal methods which avoid the blood stream such as gels and creams often aren’t covered by insurance and cost three times as much as patches.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Most side effects from daraxonrasib were treated with antibiotics, topical creams and anti-diarrheal medication.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
6 May 2026
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“Royalties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/royalties. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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