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Anderson’s account of the shah in the 1970s is a familiar story of an Icarus-like figure felled by his own hubris.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
Armed with advanced weaponry inherited from the last Pahlavi shah, the government launched a military campaign in Kurdistan province.
—Shukriya Bradost, The Conversation, 28 June 2025
Khamenei, 86, has led Iran since the death in 1989 of its founding supreme leader, Ruhollah Khomeini, who had led Iran for 10 years after toppling the country's last shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 June 2025
Months later, when the United States allowed the shah into the country for cancer treatment in New York, anger boiled over in Tehran leading to the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in November 1979 by militant students.
—Nasser Karimi, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
Armed with advanced weaponry inherited from the last Pahlavi shah, the government launched a military campaign in Kurdistan province.
—Shukriya Bradost, The Conversation, 28 June 2025
Khamenei, 86, has led Iran since the death in 1989 of its founding supreme leader, Ruhollah Khomeini, who had led Iran for 10 years after toppling the country's last shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 June 2025
Months later, when the United States allowed the shah into the country for cancer treatment in New York, anger boiled over in Tehran leading to the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in November 1979 by militant students.
—Nasser Karimi, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shah
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As per the transparency documents, in the month of July, Starmer also received gifts from other foreign leaders—a book and tie from French President Emmanuel Macron, a leather wallet from France's first lady Brigitte Macron and an ornamental shield from the sultan of Oman.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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In the course of human events — at the courts of tsars, sultans, kaisers, shahs and the like — fealty has usually trumped expertise.—
Andreas Kluth,
Twin Cities,
28 Aug. 2025
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Rob Shuter’s #ShuterScoop reported from a source close to William that the prince only found out the meeting was taking place just before the king headed to Clarence House.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
12 Sep. 2025
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Prince Harry and his father, King Charles III, have reunited amid the royal family's estrangement from the outspoken prince.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The images also show the remnants of the ancient Roman council building, including a headless statue of the Roman emperor Trajan and the remains of a theater.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In Nero’s time, stepping onto the stage degraded the emperor’s role.—
Chris Schembra,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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The day will end with a state banquet, during which both the king and president will make speeches.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Nearby lies a king-sized bed, which is the only sleeping area.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Nizari imams claim direct descent from the Prophet Mohammed; it has been rumored that the current khan’s personal fortune is $13.3 billion.—
John Ganz,
Harper's Magazine,
22 May 2024
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Her tribe also elected her as its khan, its leader, after her father died.—
Hannah Fish,
The Christian Science Monitor,
15 Feb. 2024
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Fans will know that one big casting announcement looms large as the otherworldly princess of space Rosalina will be integral to a movie based on Galaxy.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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Based on a video shared by Hello Magazine, the princess took a few seconds to simply gather her hair into a low ponytail and tie it into a knot.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
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The president also spoke to the emir and prime minister of Qatar and thanked them for their support and friendship to our country.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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In a separate social media post this afternoon, Trump thanked the emir of Qatar.—
Chelsea Chan,
NBC news,
24 June 2025
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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.—
Michael L. Millenson,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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The ranks of the leadership are staffed, in large measure, with satraps and mediocrities.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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“Shah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shah. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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