THRONED Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

throned

verb

past tense of throne

as in crowned

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On March 19, 1452, Frederick became the last emperor to be crowned in Rome by a pope.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Photo of the Week Top of the World – Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in a bad-spirited FIFA World Cup Final to be crowned champions for the second time in their history.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 July 2026

Definition of crowned

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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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Along the way, some businesses failed while others became neighborhood institutions that, collectively, created a place where almost every storefront seemed to have a story behind it.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
Melanie Barcenas and Gia Corley created difficult tests for Dickey.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026

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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
On July 2, the Vatican decreed the excommunication of the SSPX’s bishops and priests, one day after the group consecrated four new bishops in Switzerland without the pope’s consent.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026

Definition of consecrated

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