THRONED Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

throned

verb

past tense of throne

as in crowned

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And, rather than a rooftop deck for sunbathing and stargazing, this Ember House is crowned by a pickleball court.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 July 2026
Modeling under her maiden name, Carmella DeCesare, Garcia was named Playboy’s Miss April in 2003 before being crowned the magazine’s 2004 Playmate of the Year.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026

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The press had already anointed him the heir apparent to Diego Maradona; an emotional Maradona was filmed in the stands, with his arms in the air, as Messi entered the game.

— Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
As Sonnenfeld shows in his 1988 book The Hero’s Farewell, heroes never select themselves but are anointed by society as pillars of that society’s values.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 June 2026

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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, 6 July 2026
Some were finely cut feathers; others, more surprisingly, were denim in various washes that created a kind of dimensional pointillist effect unlike anything else photographed on the red steps of the Palais.

— Amy Verner, Vogue, 6 July 2026

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And on July 1, two SSPX bishops consecrated the four new bishops in a highly visible ceremony in Écône, Switzerland, after being warned that doing so would result in their excommunication.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
In the late 1980s, its ‌founder ⁠Marcel Lefebvre consecrated four bishops without the approval of Pope John Paul II, leading those involved to be excommunicated.

— Reuters, NBC news, 5 July 2026

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