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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
Season three is really great television, and there’s a reason people came to it then, other than just having HBO royalty Kit Harington joining the camp.
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Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
But while special-edition Mopars may have names to rival Spanish royalty, those polysyllabic sensations don’t often come with a badge count to match.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 3 June 2026
Royal weddings are typically a chance to see the complicated dynamics of the different members of the royalty.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 June 2026
Two decades later, Hotel Bel-Air opened, quickly becoming a refuge for Hollywood royalty and global tastemakers, hosting everyone from Grace Kelly to Elizabeth Taylor.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
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Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
But while special-edition Mopars may have names to rival Spanish royalty, those polysyllabic sensations don’t often come with a badge count to match.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 3 June 2026
Royal weddings are typically a chance to see the complicated dynamics of the different members of the royalty.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 June 2026
Two decades later, Hotel Bel-Air opened, quickly becoming a refuge for Hollywood royalty and global tastemakers, hosting everyone from Grace Kelly to Elizabeth Taylor.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for royalty
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The team leapt to a 2-0 lead early in the first half thanks to the majesty and refreshing return-to-form of Christian Pulisic, who assisted on the first goal and finished off the second.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
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There are acid critiques of settler colonialism alongside tributes to the majesty of the American landscape, sober revisitations of enslavement alongside hopeful pleas for liberation, bitter denouncements of intervention in wars abroad alongside quaint homages to homespun Americanness.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
28 May 2026
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The pair founded the company together in 2015; the row is a family squabble within the new AI aristocracy.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
19 May 2026
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College football has always been an aristocracy, and most fans like it that way.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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The Korean nobility of bygone eras simply had better taste.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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In particular, popes wanted to select the church’s bishops rather than allowing nobility or a king to do so.—
Joëlle Rollo-Koster,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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In all, Enhanced said there were 14 personal bests set by 12 athletes, all of them swimmers and weightlifters.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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Despite the sporadic flips between putting on offensive clinics and going silent, Nazar posted career bests of 15 goals, 26 assists and 41 points in 66 games.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Ava rejects Deborah’s wishes to end her own life with dignity, tries to accept them, rejects them again, and finally reaches reconciliation.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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This is about stability, dignity, and fairness.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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The backstory The story begins with notorious playboy Huntington Hartford II, heir to the A&P empire, who set out to develop his own resort for the jet-setting elite on what was then known as Hog Island—Hartford successfully petitioned the Bahamian government to change its name.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 May 2026
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Interestingly, Mother has visibly grown more human over her decades of consuming brain fluid, while the elites who drink her blood have grown more monstrous.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Royalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/royalty. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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