THRONED Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

throned

verb

past tense of throne

as in crowned

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Many fans left a can of Miller Lite at the Uecker statue after the Brewers were crowned World Series champions, a nod to his series of commercials for the beer company in the 1980s.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
Each of the bed’s four posts is crowned with a castle-like turret and metal starburst spire.

— Francesca Perry, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

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The Chinese Restaurant Awards had anointed our destination, Jiangnan Wok, the Best New Restaurant in 2024.

— Christopher Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2026
Later, Keldermans and fellow clergy member Katherine Elsner anointed a congregant who was having surgery later that month and then gave her a prayer blanket blessed by the community.

— Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

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That flag created a lot of debate, and people studied a slow-mo video and a second view of the penalty.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
The company was created by Palmer Luckey, the founder of the military defense company Anduril Industries, and Ben Lamm, the co-founder of the genetic engineering company Colossal Biosciences.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 2 Nov. 2026

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It was consecrated by James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, young Black and Jewish men murdered together in 1964 for their work to register Black voters.

— Seth Limmer, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
In Sugar Land, Texas, a 90-foot statue of the deity Hanuman, consecrated in 2024 at a temple complex, continues to draw disparaging comments, including one YouTube personality who recently urged its demolition.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

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