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noun

plural of throne
as in seats

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verb

present tense third-person singular of throne
as in crowns

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrones
  1. seats
  2. crowns
  3. pedestals
  4. pinnacles
  5. tops
  6. heights
  7. regards
  8. eminences
Noun
  • Democrats, who will control as many as 56 seats in the new Congress, will be on defense in battlegrounds such as Georgia, Ohio, and Arizona.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The greatest feature, though, may well be the wall-sized sliding-glass door that opens to a private balcony or patio outfitted with a table and seats, plus a hanging, swinging basket chair.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of seats
Verb
  • Star chefs from across the world flocked to the culinary hotspot for the 50 Best Restaurants 2026, a prestigious awards ceremony that crowns the top restaurants around the globe based on anonymous nominations from over a thousand industry experts.
    — Nathan Tavares, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Dodge will once again give the Cup Series four manufacturers, joining Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota in fielding entries to compete in a 36-race schedule that begins in mid-February and crowns a champion in early November.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of crowns
Noun
  • The attendant led her to a massive mahogany desk set on pedestals of graduating drawers, where the assistant manager sat.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The elaborate, experiential drinks are presented on trays or pedestals alongside clever fixings.
    — Jaclyn DeGiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of pedestals
Noun
  • Set the scene The resort sprawls across 10,000 square meters of AlUla’s Ashar Valley, a broad swath of pale desert surrounded by otherworldly rock pinnacles.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Fourteen years earlier, his debut feature, Ossessione, had effectively birthed Italian neorealism, and Visconti had followed it up with La Terra Trema (1948), one of the absolute pinnacles of the movement.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Definition of pinnacles
Noun
  • Pajama tops are like anchovies—they get pushed to the side of the plate.
    — Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The black-and-white palette is easy to match with fall tops, including sweaters and T-shirts.
    — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of tops
Noun
  • Indeed, sea levels reached record heights — not seen in more than a century of observations.
    — Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • All clouds at heights where temperatures dip below freezing have the potential to create icing conditions, according to the FAA.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of heights
Noun
  • MacBooks are simply better laptops in most regards, with minor losses in display quality and AI functionality.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Yet, in many regards, the Grammys remain a game of the usual suspects, as a certain level of visibility and proximity to mainstream America is seemingly required to claim a nomination, let alone a victory.
    — Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of regards
Noun
  • Baitz’s story is set in Palm Springs, in December, 2004, at the home of Polly and Lyman Wyeth, an opulent sandstone aerie with meditative views of the desert, a massive Christmas tree, and portraits of eminences like Barry Goldwater.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
  • These speakers join previously announced eminences from Amazon, Calm, Contextual AI, CoreWeave, Databricks, DataSnipper, Exelon, Glean, Google, Intuit, Rivian, and Serve Robotics.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
Definition of eminences
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