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also sovrans
as in rulers
one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority
after the current sovereign dies, the monarchy may be abolished
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Recent Examples of sovereigns
Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, has similarly dropped into deep curtsies when meeting other sovereigns on trips abroad.
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Wall Street, institutions and even sovereigns are migrating infrastructure onto the blockchain and ETH is well positioned to capture value through various channels.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Credit rating agencies are sharpening their focus on climate vulnerability, raising questions about whether sectors or sovereigns with large protection gaps could face higher borrowing costs.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Wall Street, institutions and even sovereigns are migrating infrastructure onto the blockchain and ETH is well positioned to capture value through various channels.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Credit rating agencies are sharpening their focus on climate vulnerability, raising questions about whether sectors or sovereigns with large protection gaps could face higher borrowing costs.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sovereigns
Noun
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Punk music and its spirit clearly worried the Soviet rulers.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Nov. 2025
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But hijab is no side issue for Tehran’s rulers.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Every so often, the dead monarchs and their court sashay out of the past to offer unsubtle commentary.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Some ironic anti-royalists wore golden paper crowns from Burger King, but the more sartorially, not to say lepidopterously, dedicated came dressed as orange-and-black butterflies, these being the only monarchs allowed in America.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are kings of the baseball world yet again.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Nov. 2025
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High above Rio de Janeiro's coastline, he was given the keys to the city by Mayor Eduardo Paes — an honor usually reserved for the kings and queens of the famous carnival.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Sovereigns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sovereigns. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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