THRONED Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

throned

verb

past tense of throne

as in crowned

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On June 23, 1991, he was crowned at Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Just weeks after being crowned Miss North Carolina USA, Brittany Boltinhouse was stripped of her title.

— Morgan Evans, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of crowned

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Norway has not held a coronation ceremony since 1906, when King Haakon VII and Queen Maud were crowned and anointed at Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
The Comedy industry is ever-changing and the historic mechanisms that once anointed comedians no longer exists.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

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Spirit’s team created a warm mahogany-and-veneer interior defined by curves, with details such as fore-and-aft berths, a shower, a galley, and an electric head.

— Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026
The court also held that MiniMax may be held directly liable for infringing uses created by its customers.

— Schuyler Moore, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of created

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Still, there were only eight African Anglican clergy in Kenya by 1920, and the first Kenyan bishops would not be consecrated until 1955.

— Stephanie TriplettAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
The Vatican declared the group of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide in schism after the SSPX consecrated four bishops in Switzerland without Pope Leo XIV’s approval this month.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026

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