throned

past tense of throne

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for throned
Verb
  • Based on the votes, one puppy and one kitten will be crowned Purina's chief snuggle officer for the year.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Their Light Lager was crowned World’s Best Light Lager, but the wins didn’t stop there.
    Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • After Giannoulias leapt into the mayoral fray, some city media folks anointed him the front-runner.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • And in one of the most touching scenes in the Gospel, Jesus is anointed with oil by a woman in Mark 13-14.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Rabble, an early Twitter employee, created Divine with backing from Twitter founder Jack Dorsey.
    Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Elaine Paul said business has been difficult since the pandemic, but it’s been important to her to carry on the legacy her parents created.
    Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • 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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“Throned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throned. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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