throned

past tense of throne

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throned
Verb
  • Two HOHs were crowned each week, and each nominated two people for eviction who then would battle each other for safety.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
  • Thirteen cities each field a team to compete in the seven-month tournament featuring 85 matches where Taizhou was eventually crowned champion last November in the inaugural season.
    Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Two days later, the player anointed as the NHL’s best all-around defenseman was on the ice at a Detroit-area rink under the watch of Jonathan Sigalet, his skills coach.
    Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • In the wake of the shooting, many New Yorkers anointed him a hero for doling out street justice in the crime-riddled subway system.
    Kevin Lozano, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • But the most authentic experiences happen in small clubs and at late-night radio shows where the music was first created.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • The vessels themselves are inspired by the Catholic ritual of Olea Sancta (Holy Oils), the three sacred oils used in sacraments and blessings and consecrated during the annual Chrism Mass in Holy Week.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • Even if all these sunny promises are enshrined in contracts, built into budgets, and consecrated with good intentions, there are still plenty of ways the whole project could go kerflooey.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Throned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throned. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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