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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
And what about all those royalties Swift will continue to rake in from her vast premarital music catalog?
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Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Physicists, biologists, psychologists, and even royalty (in the case of Queen Victoria) interacted with the para-psychological phenomenon of Spiritualism.
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Rents and Royalties These rules apply to determine the extent to which rents and royalties are attributable or properly allocable to income of the related person that is neither subpart F income nor ECI.
—Carrie Brandon Elliot, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Oversight Program: Lawmakers created a royalty oversight program.
—Sarahbeth Maney, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 2025
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Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Physicists, biologists, psychologists, and even royalty (in the case of Queen Victoria) interacted with the para-psychological phenomenon of Spiritualism.
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Rents and Royalties These rules apply to determine the extent to which rents and royalties are attributable or properly allocable to income of the related person that is neither subpart F income nor ECI.
—Carrie Brandon Elliot, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Oversight Program: Lawmakers created a royalty oversight program.
—Sarahbeth Maney, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for royalty
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The still-unfinished Sagrada Família inspires awe with its Gothic-meets-modernist majesty—and enduring century-long construction timeline.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
3 Sep. 2025
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The imposing gothic details of Victor’s castle-laboratory—a portentous warrior-angel statue that comes to life, a screaming Medusa rondel carved in stone—vibrate with gloomy baroque majesty.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
30 Aug. 2025
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Its classification as a field of scientific study attracted members of the aristocracy towards it.—
Taylor Crumpton,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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A number of famous Americans could claim a link to British aristocracy, per the MyHeritage list.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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Sitting for a portrait was once reserved for the elite, with kings, queens, and nobility commissioning grand works to immortalize themselves and assert their authority.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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And sure, there’s nobility in that.—
Kevin Sintumuang,
Outside,
27 Aug. 2025
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The first-time All-Star would have career bests in ERA, WHIP (0.97) and ERA+ (131) if the season ended today.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Two editors selected it as the overall best.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
23 Aug. 2025
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There is power in affording others the human dignity that all of God’s children deserve.—
Russell M. Nelson,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Nusbaum, the Saint Mary’s College education professor, said Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training, along with crisis teams in schools, would help maintain the dignity of students and the safety of the teachers.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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D’Annunzio jeers at her delusional belief that Il Duce will fund her dream project of a theater not for the wealthy cultural and intellectual elite, but for the Great War’s widows, orphans and veterans.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Shrewd dealmaker Anutin has been a mainstay in Thai politics throughout years of turmoil, positioning his Bhumjaithai party strategically between warring elites embroiled in an intractable power struggle and guaranteeing its place in a succession of coalition governments.—
Panarat Thepgumpanat,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Royalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/royalty. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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