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Recent Examples of sultana
The palate reveals rich sultanas and apricot fruit, alongside creamy vanilla.
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Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Per 100-g serving, raisins and sultanas are similar in calories, protein, and sugars.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 Sep. 2024
It is finished with hints of honey, and encountered with a soft, lingering finish reminiscent of plump sultanas and ripe cherries.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Sep. 2024
In another example of Islamic women rulers’ reach, a century after Zumurrud, Shajar al-Durr ruled independently as the sultana of Egypt, albeit for only three months.
—Katherine Pangonis, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2022
Due to an 18th-century mania for all things Turkish, the French trendsetter Madame de Pompadour (left) chose to be painted as a sultana.
—Nancy MacDonell, WSJ, 1 July 2021
Those pirates thrived under the protection of the island’s capricious sultana, cruel in her poverty, weakness, fearful isolation, and unnatural state of unmarried womanly rule.
—New York Times, 11 Feb. 2020
Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Per 100-g serving, raisins and sultanas are similar in calories, protein, and sugars.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 Sep. 2024
It is finished with hints of honey, and encountered with a soft, lingering finish reminiscent of plump sultanas and ripe cherries.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Sep. 2024
In another example of Islamic women rulers’ reach, a century after Zumurrud, Shajar al-Durr ruled independently as the sultana of Egypt, albeit for only three months.
—Katherine Pangonis, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2022
Due to an 18th-century mania for all things Turkish, the French trendsetter Madame de Pompadour (left) chose to be painted as a sultana.
—Nancy MacDonell, WSJ, 1 July 2021
Those pirates thrived under the protection of the island’s capricious sultana, cruel in her poverty, weakness, fearful isolation, and unnatural state of unmarried womanly rule.
—New York Times, 11 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sultana
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The director’s fourth feature is told through the story of an early 20th-century sultan curious about the wonders of the burgeoning cinematograph, eventually being introduced to the ins and outs of the new technology by a former operator for the Lumiére Brothers.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
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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 terms of its risk-to-reward ratio, investing in an independent film ranks somewhere in the neighborhood of accepting the hand of a Nigerian prince who has introduced himself to you via cold email.—
Nick Pinkerton,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The prince paid £1 million for the property back in 2003, and under the terms of the 75-year lease, due to expire on June 15, 2078, he is expected to pay for any refurbishment work and the maintenance of the surrounding grounds.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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In 2015, Girls actress Allison Williams traversed the New York City subway system dressed as Belle from Beauty and the Beast (1991), looking uncannily similar to the princess.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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As the two start to fall for each other, things get complicated when Huntley discovers Victoria is a princess.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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During the shah’s reign, filmmakers wrapped their civic appraisals in allegory, like Dariush Mehrjui’s 1969 Iranian New Wave classic, The Cow, about how a cow’s death spins its owner into unhinged chaos.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 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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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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King, kaiser, czar, empire, democracy, European civilization, national honor—the reasons, in hindsight, make no sense.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025
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All of these prices reflect standard/queen sizes, however, the options in this guide come in king sizes too.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
22 Oct. 2025
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The king’s execution in January 1793 led to civil war throughout much of the nation.—
Time,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha today.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
17 Sep. 2025
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with the Qatari emir and prime minister in Doha on Tuesday, emphasizing Washington's desire for Qatar to remain engaged in mediation efforts aimed at securing the release of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023, and ultimately disarming the group.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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His most important client, during a fifty-year career, was an empress, but tsarinas, society mavens, actresses, and courtesans all came to rely on his expertise.—
Leslie Camhi,
New Yorker,
25 July 2025
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There is only one queen at a time and should two reign, they are considered mother-daughter empresses.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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“Sultana.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sultana. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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