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Recent Examples of seigneur
Gianfranco was every inch the grand seigneur but without the pretense.
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John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The Patriots have lost five of six to Bills uber-QB Josh Allen, the reigning signal-caller seigneur of the AFC East.
—Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Jan. 2023
One is of course of George himself in gorgeous silver and velvet, a huge canvas that tested Lawrence’s skill in portraying him as a grand seigneur in the manner of the Sun King (see illustration on page 28).
—Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New York Review of Books, 28 May 2020
Sometime after the panel in Oslo, Searle was dishonorably discharged from his emeritus position at UC Berkeley for allegedly leveraging his branding as a genius to assert droit de seigneur and exploit, abuse, and assault a young woman.
—Wired, 20 Sep. 2019
John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The Patriots have lost five of six to Bills uber-QB Josh Allen, the reigning signal-caller seigneur of the AFC East.
—Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Jan. 2023
One is of course of George himself in gorgeous silver and velvet, a huge canvas that tested Lawrence’s skill in portraying him as a grand seigneur in the manner of the Sun King (see illustration on page 28).
—Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New York Review of Books, 28 May 2020
Sometime after the panel in Oslo, Searle was dishonorably discharged from his emeritus position at UC Berkeley for allegedly leveraging his branding as a genius to assert droit de seigneur and exploit, abuse, and assault a young woman.
—Wired, 20 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seigneur
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Terence had really identified very much with being the grand seignior.—
Clark Collis,
EW.com,
13 Sep. 2021
Noun
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Pépin has been awarded a number of French and American accolades, including France’s highest civilian honor, becoming a chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 2004, and lifetime achievement awards from the James Beard Foundation (2005) and American Public Television (2015).—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
4 Mar. 2026
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The three-course lunch menu is exceptional value at €58 ($68), featuring locavore produce like delicate omble chevalier (Arctic char) line-fished in the deep icy waters of Lake Annecy, or a simple onion, cooked with a sweet almond cream, quince, and rosemary oil.—
John Brunton,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Guy Montag burned libraries in Fahrenheit 451, and Don Quixote’s priest and barber burned the romances that turned the hidalgo mad.—
Justin Beal,
Curbed,
11 Sep. 2021
Noun
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The manuscript was acquired by Asaf-ud-Daula, nawab of Awadh, and was presented to King George III in 1798.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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The lights dim, and a hush falls over the crowd, as the last nawab of Oudh strides onto the stage at Palo Alto’s Cubberley Theater.—
Isha Trivedi,
The Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2025
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But all the nattering nabobs of negativism who’d normally have been concentrating on Maura’s catastrophic first term had to devote at least a little attention to recounting one of the Wu Klux Klan’s more embarrassing moments of 2025.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
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Back then, white scholars saw history through the eyes of society’s nabobs, kings and presidents.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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Newspapers held enormous power during the era, especially over the wealthy elite and the auto barons.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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There’s also a tribute to the Magna Carta, when barons forced King John to sign a document asserting no one—not even the monarch—was above the law, taking England’s first step toward democracy.—
Caroline Hallemann,
Travel + Leisure,
27 May 2026
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The show revolves around a young man whose life spirals into terrifying events after receiving a mysterious book from an enigmatic sheikh according to promotional materials.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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The nearly $3 trillion UAE sovereign-wealth fund, of which more than half is controlled by the spy sheikh, offers an immense pot of money for venture capital.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
4 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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“Seigneur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seigneur. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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