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Recent Examples of satrap
Similarly, the scale, scope and depth of the AI revolution will also compel the group practice leaders, health system executives, private equity satraps and all others who now pull the strings on so many physicians to adapt to the democratization of medical knowledge.
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Michael L. Millenson, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
The ranks of the leadership are staffed, in large measure, with satraps and mediocrities.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
The quick collapse of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satraps unsettled both nations.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
The Belarusian leader, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, is viewed largely as the Kremlin’s docile satrap.
—Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 25 June 2023
The Belarusian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, is viewed largely as the Kremlin’s docile satrap.
—Valerie Hopkins, BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2023
By contrast, given Russia's dominant role in the CU, joining that group would transform Yanukovych into a satrap of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, whom Yanukovych regards as the avatar of Russian arrogance.
—Rajan Menon, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2011
Michael L. Millenson, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
The ranks of the leadership are staffed, in large measure, with satraps and mediocrities.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
The quick collapse of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satraps unsettled both nations.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
The Belarusian leader, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, is viewed largely as the Kremlin’s docile satrap.
—Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 25 June 2023
The Belarusian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, is viewed largely as the Kremlin’s docile satrap.
—Valerie Hopkins, BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2023
By contrast, given Russia's dominant role in the CU, joining that group would transform Yanukovych into a satrap of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, whom Yanukovych regards as the avatar of Russian arrogance.
—Rajan Menon, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for satrap
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Its exact purpose remains debated — possibly a palatial retreat for the emperor Pachacuti, possibly an administrative and trading center supported by eight access routes.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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The emperor’s burial complex, stretching across 22 square miles, remains unexcavated.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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Arsenal are the kings of marginal games, beating their opponents with physicality, pressing and defensive possession.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Expect deluxe rooms with king-sized beds and top-of-the-line linens paired with old-school parlors and tea rooms.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2026
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The cultured prince ran in Paris's academic, scientific and artistic circles, and hosted many a lively gathering at his palace—a tradition of hospitality that was revived in 2010, with the opening of the Shangri-La Paris.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Ever since, the former prince has been keeping out of the public eye.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
2 June 2026
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Witkoff went from Qatar to Israel on Saturday and insisted on having a meeting with the prime minister on the afternoon of the Jewish sabbath—a violation of Israeli protocol rudely designed to remind Netanyahu who was the vassal and who was the suzerain.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Citizens of countries historically exploited by the West face higher financial and bureaucratic hurdles to access facilities and resources concentrated in their former suzerain.—
WIRED,
WIRED,
26 Aug. 2022
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The second part, loosely based on the siege of Chitor in 1303 by the Delhi sultan Alauddin Khalji, shifts from historical narrative into allegory.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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Beren serves all the mezza favorites like hummus, babaghanoush, feta and pink sultan (a red beet dip).—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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In 2022, Austrian director Marie Kreutzer released Corsage, the excellent feminist re-reading of the life of 19th century Empress Elizabeth, known as Sissi, with Vicki Krieps as the eccentric, anorexic empress and Florian Teichtmeister as her philandering husband, Franz Joseph I.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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Contemporary art work, frescoes and artifacts discovered during the property’s restoration, including a marble head of the Roman empress Livia Drusilla, are also on display.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
8 Apr. 2026
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Harry cradles the young princess in his arms as Meghan, dressed all in khaki rests her arm on his shoulder lovingly.—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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The then-princess remained committed to him despite concerns within royal circles about his finances, foreign background and family connections.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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In 2017, four regional rivals implemented a land and air blockade of Qatar, citing comments by its emir praising Iran as a great power.—
Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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In 2010, a Qatari emir argued, in private correspondence released by WikiLeaks, that the Iranians could not be trusted.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Satrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satrap. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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