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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
However, after months of debate, the Arkansas Oil & Gas Commission unanimously voted on May 28 to set a royalty rate of 2.5% for lithium extracted from brine.
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Cooper Gant, Arkansas Online, 18 June 2025
Included among Tom Clancy’s assets were shares of the Baltimore Orioles and recurring royalties and rights related to his most famous character, Jack Ryan.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 18 June 2025
Some of the questions were more akin to lists of facts that emphasize Abba’s status as royalty in England.
—Jan Gradvall
june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
The Peacock game show pits reality TV royalty (with a few athletes, politicians, and miscellaneous celebrities) against each other in a battle of wits and deception.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 13 June 2025
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Cooper Gant, Arkansas Online, 18 June 2025
Included among Tom Clancy’s assets were shares of the Baltimore Orioles and recurring royalties and rights related to his most famous character, Jack Ryan.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 18 June 2025
Some of the questions were more akin to lists of facts that emphasize Abba’s status as royalty in England.
—Jan Gradvall
june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
The Peacock game show pits reality TV royalty (with a few athletes, politicians, and miscellaneous celebrities) against each other in a battle of wits and deception.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for royalty
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While some of these women have officially earned their crowns in the Disney princess canon, other heroines like Elsa from Frozen (2013) and Mirabel from Encanto (2021) have essentially become honorary majesties.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 June 2025
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And despite his passing, his musical and cultural significance is guaranteed to continue, with the consistency and majesty of waves rolling across the sea.—
Michael Peregrine,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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According to Back, this intellectual aristocracy persisted until the dilution of Bloomsbury by new members from outside the family lineage.—
Jenny Noyce,
JSTOR Daily,
14 May 2025
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The landed aristocracy of Great Britain long ago discovered that to be a way to keep their inheritance intact.—
Miami Herasld Archives,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Left Bank, or Rive Gauche, lies on the more discreet side with its hôtels particuliers, mansions, and grand townhouses built by French nobility when Louis XIV’s court traded Paris for Versailles.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2025
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Elegant women and dandies rapidly flocked to it, including royalty and nobility such as the Countess of Castiglione, Princess of Metternich, Prince of Wales and Duchess of Berry.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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On this trip, there would be no time for work anxieties or type-A chasing of personal bests.—
Kathy Roberson,
Travel + Leisure,
15 June 2025
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Profar had career bests in average (.280), OBP (.380) and slugging percentage (.459) in 2024 for San Diego.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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But in a way, that's nothing new; trans people have been fighting for their rights, dignity, and liberation for generations.—
Veralyn Williams,
NPR,
25 June 2025
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Each offering is a place to uplift truth, refuse silence and, through images and words, bear witness to our dignity and power.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 June 2025
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Long favored by Athenian elites, the island has drawn Greece’s old-money families and discreet international jet-setters who’ve been coming for generations.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
30 June 2025
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For those of us in the trenches of X, the meltdown was a familiar sight, echoing the contempt that the tech elite have directed at San Francisco for years, with the endless lamentations of anarchy at pharmacy branches in Union Square or the liberal policies of politicians like Aaron Peskin.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
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“Royalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/royalty. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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