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
As the amount of data that rulers collected and deployed expanded, solutions needed to keep pace.
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Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
For rulers abroad, the Puerto Rican people were mostly a nuisance to be managed.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
Then Johor’s rulers encouraged Chinese immigrants to plant vast plantations of pepper and gambier, a native shrub whose leaves produced a chemical used to tan leather and dye khaki fabric.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Iran’s rulers, like many religious fundamentalists, celebrate indifference to earthly life and pin their sights on posthumous rewards.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
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Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
For rulers abroad, the Puerto Rican people were mostly a nuisance to be managed.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
Then Johor’s rulers encouraged Chinese immigrants to plant vast plantations of pepper and gambier, a native shrub whose leaves produced a chemical used to tan leather and dye khaki fabric.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Iran’s rulers, like many religious fundamentalists, celebrate indifference to earthly life and pin their sights on posthumous rewards.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruler
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All doubled down on the idea that the monarch’s primary attribute should be a sense of duty — something Edward, in the popular imagination, lacked.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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After Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest, the British monarch released a statement saying law enforcement has the royal family’s full and wholehearted support and co-operation.—
Lorena O’Neil,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2026
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Matthew Patrick Davis accentuates with a wink the callowness of Joseph II, an emperor who perhaps sees in Mozart a reflection of his own stunted nature.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The name dates back to a former emperor, a Habsburg from Spain, who brought his horses with him.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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Barrows manages the future sovereign's schedule, and accompanies her to the various appointments she is called upon to attend.—
Laura Scafati,
Vanity Fair,
31 Jan. 2026
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Calvin’s commentary emphasized clemency not only as a rational posture for a sovereign to adopt, but as a heroic virtue that is the essence of our common humanity.—
Bernadette Meyler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Accuaratex Bamboo Viscose Queen Sheet Set Bamboo viscose is often considered the king of cooling fabrics, beloved for its ability to help heat dissipate and its comfortable, cool-to-touch feel.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Feb. 2026
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Place it in your entryway to hold your everyday shoes and accessories, at the foot of a king-sized bed to store extra linens, or as a console table in your living room under the TV to hold electronics and chargers.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Ruler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruler. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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