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Recent Examples of seignior
Terence had really identified very much with being the grand seignior.
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Clark Collis, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2021
Clark Collis, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seignior
Noun
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Gianfranco was every inch the grand seigneur but without the pretense.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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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
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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In 2021, Gaydos was named a chevalier/knight by France’s Ministry of Culture in recognition of his long career in entertainment.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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But the trouble with chivalry is that the chevalier decides what is best for the lady without consulting her.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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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The Oudh descendants in Kolkata, where the nawab died in exile, had also rejected their claim.—
Ellen Barry,
New York Times,
22 Nov. 2019
Noun
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While the cars are moving in two dimensions to the fighter jets’ three, Kosinski makes the races feel truly physical—not just on the turns and straights, but in the frenetic pit stops and in the viewing suites stuffed with sheikhs and tech ghouls.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
20 June 2025
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For Bondi to bless this Qatari sheikh's big bad Boeing baksheesh is another not so funny joke in a long line this year.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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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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Nattering nabobs of non-mainstream media might call it assault by beverage.—
Pat Beall,
Orlando Sentinel,
14 July 2024
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“Seignior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seignior. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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