throned

Definition of thronednext
past tense of throne

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for throned
Verb
  • In November, Green spoke to PEOPLE at the 2025 CMA Awards in Nashville, and shared a similar story about his friends ragging on him for being crowned Sexiest Country Star Alive.
    Rachel DeSantis, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Accompanied by his mother (my great-grandmother), Ripley traveled to this area to collect rare specimens, including birds of paradise, crowned pigeons, pheasants, and storks.
    Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In the months before Aruká Juma died earlier this year from COVID-19, the last remaining male of the elusive warrior people who live in Brazil’s Amazon was passing on the tribe’s traditions to one of his daughters, who was anointed chief a few years ago.
    Adriana Brasileiro, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • President Wallace also expressed that Talley anointed designers with his approval, who went on to leave an imprint on the world.
    Essence, Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Jan. 2026
  • An outrageous ambition, given that he was stuck in an outpost whose end had been decreed a few months earlier by the very men who had created and funded it.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Throned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throned. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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