as in monarch
one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority
the aging ruler agonized over the choice of an heir
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Recent Examples of ruler
While historians long theorized that foul play may have played a role in the death of the ruler, more recent DNA analysis suggests that Tutankhamen likely died from a combination of malaria and a bone disorder, per Live Science.
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
And then Venus, your planetary ruler, slips into Scorpio on November 6th, straight into your partnership sector, and suddenly, everything feels more intense.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 2 Nov. 2025
On one side is Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the country’s military ruler and the head of the Sudanese armed forces (SAF); on the other is Hemedti, the RSF chief and onetime al-Burhan deputy.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
The Alpha also loses the ruler while adding an awl with thread loop.
—New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
And then Venus, your planetary ruler, slips into Scorpio on November 6th, straight into your partnership sector, and suddenly, everything feels more intense.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 2 Nov. 2025
On one side is Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the country’s military ruler and the head of the Sudanese armed forces (SAF); on the other is Hemedti, the RSF chief and onetime al-Burhan deputy.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
The Alpha also loses the ruler while adding an awl with thread loop.
—New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruler
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Sandringham has been the private home of five generations of British monarchs for over 150 years.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The negotiations to get to this stage will have been challenging but the monarch had no option but to engage damage control mode.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Following the Qianlong Garden, museum officials said Yangxindian (Hall of Mental Cultivation), the residence and administrative office for Qing emperors, is also expected to reopen this year after completing restoration work that started in 2018.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Last year, at the age of eighty-six, Hopkins appeared as the Roman emperor Vespasian on TV, in Those About to Die, the thrust of his performance being to treat the show’s title with scorn.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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The royal family has a rich history with the military, and the sovereign always leads the nation at the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph war memorial in London, a solemn event that working royal family members typically attend.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Knighthoods, conferred by the sovereign, represent one of the highest forms of national recognition for service and excellence.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Instead, these rather daring verses were composed by a Hieronymite nun for her beloved vicereine, the wife of the Spanish king’s representative in New Spain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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That may in itself pose an ongoing risk to the monarchy's reputation if the public feel Andrew is still being protected by the king.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Ruler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruler. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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