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as in majesty
a dignified bearing or appearance befitting someone of royal status
she has an air of royalty that belies her humble origins
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as in aristocracy
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 royalty
For decades, Arm has typically licensed its instruction sets to other companies and collected royalties on every processor made with its designs.
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Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Since the 17th century, champagne has been associated with royalty, affluence, and prestige.
—Bianca London, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2026
By long-term standards, every middle-class American lives the life of royalty.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Smith earned millions of dollars from his fraudulent streams, siphoning off royalties from the legitimate artists in the royalty pool.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
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Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Since the 17th century, champagne has been associated with royalty, affluence, and prestige.
—Bianca London, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2026
By long-term standards, every middle-class American lives the life of royalty.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Smith earned millions of dollars from his fraudulent streams, siphoning off royalties from the legitimate artists in the royalty pool.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for royalty
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After a busy afternoon visiting with the prime minister of Canada, his majesty jumped behind the decks to try his hand at spinning music at a Kings Trust event in Manchester.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Come for the gothic majesty, stay for Elordi’s stunning and emotive performance as the Creature tries to be human in an inhuman world.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Marquess of Hartington and a member of the British aristocracy.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
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But the rest of the aristocracy still favors sons over daughters.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2026
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Known as the Dragon Slayer, he’s often shown meditating, praying, waxing philosophical, and pontificating on nobility, integrity and honor.—
Pamela Chelin,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Gamecocks are new-age nobility in women’s basketball.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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But Pickens wants a long-term deal, and 2025 brought lots of career-bests for him in a contract year.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Mar. 2026
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All these people in their Sunday best.—
Will Croxton,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The commitment to repatriation reflects a broader emphasis on treating human remains with dignity regardless of their age or the circumstances of their discovery.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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The discovery serves as a reminder that even ordinary projects like home renovations can unearth the extraordinary — and that every set of remains, no matter how old, deserves to be treated with dignity and care.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Then there was an urban-rural divide, the urban elite versus the rural majority in the country.—
John Shattuck,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, a darling of the Silicon Valley tech elite, polled at 3%.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Royalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/royalty. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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