as in dominion
royal power over a country
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Recent Examples of scepter
Myki Meeks was crowned as the Season 18 winner, taking home a $200,000 grand prize courtesy of RuPaul’s Drag Race Match Queen, a custom crown and scepter from Fierce Drag Jewels, and a year’s supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills Cosmetics.
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
At his concert, Busta Rhymes made a grand entrance, donning a crown, a flowing red robe and carrying a scepter — an unmistakable nod to King George from Hamilton.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Sticks, staff, swords, sabers, whips or scepters including extendable items.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Dancers in ornate pharaonic costumes -- crowned with golden headpieces and holding scepters -- performed to a live international orchestra, as fireworks and drones depicting ancient gods lit up the sky above.
—Ayat Al-Tawy, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
At his concert, Busta Rhymes made a grand entrance, donning a crown, a flowing red robe and carrying a scepter — an unmistakable nod to King George from Hamilton.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Sticks, staff, swords, sabers, whips or scepters including extendable items.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Dancers in ornate pharaonic costumes -- crowned with golden headpieces and holding scepters -- performed to a live international orchestra, as fireworks and drones depicting ancient gods lit up the sky above.
—Ayat Al-Tawy, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scepter
Noun
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When God charged Adam with dominion over the garden, the word that matters — the word Pettigrew keeps returning to — is stewardship.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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At stake for Netflix is its continuing SVOD dominion over one of its biggest subscriber markets in the world.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Everyone in the imperium knows the emperor is a nincompoop—and yet no one wants to go out on a limb to criticize him.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Islamic Republic of Iran is motivated by a desire to bring about the end times and usher in an everlasting Islamic imperium.—
Mike Coté,
National Review,
20 July 2025
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Mark Briscoe Before beginning his third AEW World Championship reign, MJF lost a Tables and Tacks Match to Mark Briscoe at All Out 2025, capping off a memorable late-summer feud between the two.—
Rob Wolkenbrod,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Nothing about the Thunder’s infrastructure suggests their reign will run short.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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The standout is the lordship apartment sequence [in Episode 2] and the jump off the balcony.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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Under the Zhou dynasty, many smaller lordships fought for power in their regions including Hubei Province where the tombs are buried, according to Britannica.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2024
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Unlike contemporaries such as Nirvana, a punk band that wanted to shred the patriarchal rock hegemony of the ’80s, and Pearl Jam, which functioned as an exorcism for the soul night in and night out, Corgan never hid his rock star ambitions.—
David Harris,
SPIN,
2 June 2026
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That’s what happens when the hegemon cedes hegemony.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
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One such set lies in the city’s Flavelle, Port Moody location, where a sprawling makeshift village depicts different boroughs of Ba Sing Se, the next target in Fire Lord Ozai’s mission for global domination.—
Entertainment Weekly,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 June 2026
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But neither franchise domination, AI nor streaming make Spielberg fret for the future of movies.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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The governors, Alfonso Durazo of Sonora and Américo Villarreal Anaya of Tamaulipas, denied any wrongdoing and called accusations against them an attempt to undermine Mexican sovereignty.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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India is also pushing for AI sovereignty, spurred in part by Beijing and Washington’s tightening grip on their tech and infrastructure.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
3 June 2026
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Most Grand Slams are experiencing a flood of fans and record revenue overall, much of that helped by the emerging dominance of Sinner and Alcaraz, who could build their budding rivalry for another decade or more.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
1 June 2026
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Some build through competitive dominance, constantly seeking an advantage over rivals.—
Kim Lawton,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Scepter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scepter. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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