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The sultan is the second-longest reigning monarch, following the late Queen Elizabeth II.
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Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2024
Putin refers to this region—a vast expanse of steppe and the coastline that the tsars wrested from the Ottoman sultans in the eighteenth century—by the name Novorossiya, or New Russia.
—Brian Milakovsky, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2022
In effect, Erdogan crowned himself as Turkey’s new sultan—simultaneously becoming the head of state, head of government, head of the ruling party, and head of the police (which is a national force in Turkey).
—Soner Cagaptay, Foreign Affairs, 4 Jan. 2022
Besides, a defeat for the old sultan could give Moscow control over, or the power to threaten, the Strait of Hormuz off Oman’s northern coast, potentially squeezing the flow of oil that was the lifeblood of the U.K.’s economic life and indeed crucial to economics across Europe.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024
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Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2024
Putin refers to this region—a vast expanse of steppe and the coastline that the tsars wrested from the Ottoman sultans in the eighteenth century—by the name Novorossiya, or New Russia.
—Brian Milakovsky, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2022
In effect, Erdogan crowned himself as Turkey’s new sultan—simultaneously becoming the head of state, head of government, head of the ruling party, and head of the police (which is a national force in Turkey).
—Soner Cagaptay, Foreign Affairs, 4 Jan. 2022
Besides, a defeat for the old sultan could give Moscow control over, or the power to threaten, the Strait of Hormuz off Oman’s northern coast, potentially squeezing the flow of oil that was the lifeblood of the U.K.’s economic life and indeed crucial to economics across Europe.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sultan
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This dream comes closer to becoming real when Elvira, and her beautiful new stepsister Agnes (Thea Sofie Loch Naess) are invited to a society ball that the prince is hosting.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
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The prince met with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian to discuss regional cooperation.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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His successor, Sheikh Haibatullah Akhunzada, whose son became a suicide bomber, is an austere cleric who has adopted the reclusive mystique of the original amir.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2022
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The amir of Kabul bought bicycles for his entire harem.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
17 June 2020
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The public halls all have soaring ceilings covered with original 16th-century frescos and are lined with stately marble busts of ancient Roman emperors and military heroes.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
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When the basilica was erected, Constantinople, perched at the eastern end of the European continent and named after emperor Constantine the Great, was one of the most important capitals of Christendom.—
Danuta Hamlin,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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The Qatari palace said the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, met with Hamas' delegation in Doha as well as with Witkoff and Brett McGurk, President Joe Biden's top Middle East adviser.—
VICTORIA EASTWOOD,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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The Qatari emir met on Monday with a delegation of senior Hamas officials led by chief negotiator Khalil al-Haya.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
13 Jan. 2025
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The Prince of Wales’ attendance in place of the King is a modern tradition, and a statement to further establish William’s role as future king.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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Charlotte on the other hand will likely be the future daughter or sister of a future king.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Later that year, university students overran the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, seeking the shah’s extradition and sparking the 444-day hostage crisis that saw diplomatic relations between Iran and the U.S. severed.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2025
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Later that year, university students overran the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, seeking the shah’s return and sparking the 444-day hostage crisis that saw diplomatic relations between Iran and the U.S. severed.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2025
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The princess, who has served as joint president of the UK’s Scouts association since 2020, wore the ensemble for her walk with a group of Scouts aged between 10 and 15 near the shores of Lake Windermere in northwest England.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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For the event, Everly went full pop princess in a fluffy pink crop top with matching cargo pants with tiny braids and face jewels.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The coins featured the faces of 11 Roman emperors and empresses, including Nero and Marcus Aurelius, according to the University of Oxford’s Coin Hoards of the Roman Empire Project database.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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In First Steps, Garner plays Shalla-Bal, the immortal empress of the plant Zenn-La and Norrin’s lover.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Sultan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sultan. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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