sultana

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Recent Examples of sultana However, sultanas are generally sweeter and softer than their darker counterparts. Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 Sep. 2024 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 Savory pies and Christmas puddings All grapes, raisins, currants and sultanas are toxic to dogs; as are foods that contain them – which means no mince pies for your pooch. 3. Htv National Desk, Houston Chronicle, 12 Dec. 2019 Raisins, sultanas, currants and grapes, which can make pets very sick. Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 4 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sultana
Noun
  • One of the mandates handed down to the present sultan, Haitham bin Tariq, who succeeded Qaboos in 2020, is to usher the country into a sustainable future.
    Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Rather, throughout the 50 years of Sultan Qaboos’s reign, there was an effort to keep Omani culture intact, while modernizing to have the best of things (including, in Muscat, a dazzling opera house, a passion project for the music-loving sultan).
    Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Pakistan laid claim to the territory, while the prince chose India.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
  • The crown prince's decision to meet Trump personally stood in stark contrast to President Joe Biden's 2022 visit, when a provincial governor met Air Force One.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • The amir of Kabul bought bicycles for his entire harem.
    National Geographic, National Geographic, 17 June 2020
Noun
  • Fulfilling the prompt, Phoenix delivers dominatrix, and kind of ignoring it, Deja gives a Disney princess mashup.
    Chris Feil, Vulture, 9 May 2025
  • Among the potential culprits: elite matchmaker Margo Clarke (Retta), plastic surgeon Dr. Vanessa Holmes (Gina Gershon), tech CEO Quinn Powell (Elizabeth Lail), former mafia princess Pupetta Del Ponte (Alyssa Milano) and decluttering guru Freya Frostad (Mary-Louise Parker).
    Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • At the time, Iran was ruled by Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the second shah in the Pahlavi dynasty.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 21 May 2025
  • In 1979, the United States overestimated the ability of its longtime ally in Iran, the shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, to quell domestic unrest and was surprised by his rapid fall from power.
    Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 30 Mar. 2023
Noun
  • Doorn’s most famous citizen at the time was Wilhelm II, the German kaiser (emperor) and king of Prussia from 1888 to 1918, who was living there in exile.
    Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2024
  • King, kaiser, czar, empire, democracy, European civilization, national honor—the reasons, in hindsight, make no sense.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Visit the Binnenhof, one of Europe’s oldest parliamentary buildings and stroll past Noordeinde Palace, the working palace of the Dutch king.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • The heart king may not be pulling its full weight but might provide a discard.
    Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • The Saudi crown prince made those remarks at a Gulf Arab leaders' summit with Trump, and Qatar's ruling emir was heard raising the issue with Trump upon his arrival to Doha on Wednesday.
    Aya Batrawy, NPR, 15 May 2025
  • The company was formed by the deputy emir of Qatar in Washington in February, and court documents show it is backed by the emir himself.
    Ephrat Livni, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Sultana.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sultana. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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