sovereigns

variants also sovrans
plural of sovereign

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Recent Examples of sovereigns 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
  • Across centuries, rulers who built their power on fear or oppression seemed immovable in their day.
    John Hope Bryant, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Writers and rulers across Europe and the Americas have looked back to Virgil’s epic as a model for their own founding myths, in the construction of new nations, new colonies, new empires.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Some of the most common species, like monarchs, are still present, but in far fewer numbers.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The zoo participates in conservation efforts by tagging monarchs and reporting sightings to track their migration.
    Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Transport yourself back in time to the days where kings and queens ruled, and see over 100 daily shows.
    Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Sitting for a portrait was once reserved for the elite, with kings, queens, and nobility commissioning grand works to immortalize themselves and assert their authority.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Sovereigns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sovereigns. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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