thrones 1 of 2

Definition of thronesnext
plural of throne

thrones

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verb

present tense third-person singular of throne

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • As fans headed to the exits, the US stars stayed on the ice, skating around with their nation’s flag wrapped around them, their screams of delight heard from the seats at the back of the arena.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Voters will also choose an attorney general, secretary of state, insurance commissioner, labor commissioner, state superintendent of schools and two seats on the public service commission.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Crown hydration pushes roots and crowns up through the soil, leaving bumpy, uneven lawn surfaces and winter kill.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Completed in 2017, the single-story residence crowns nearly an acre of land along the upscale street of Via Marina.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • On Soho's Carnaby Street, an NFL pop-up shop sells blue-and-gold London Games jerseys and bomber jackets, while the New Era baseball cap shop has Jaguars and Rams hats on pedestals in the window.
    Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Clemishire added that pastors should not be put on pedestals and that too often, the victims are ignored.
    Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Sea turtles snoozed, manta rays glided, and reef fish darted by the thousands over lava pinnacles covered in corals and basket sponges.
    Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Our destination was a cluster of coral pinnacles called Rib Reef, on the Great Barrier Reef’s outer edge.
    Susan Casey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Surveying the city across the tops of the cathedral in Vieuz Lyon, over the rivers Rhone and Saone below, all the way to Mont Blanc on the horizon while the bell towers mark the slow passing of time is an unforgettable pleasure.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The team found that the temperatures peak between 3,000 and 4,000 kilometres above the cloud tops, whilst ion densities reach their maximum around 1,000 kilometres.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Take your garden to new heights with vining plants that add quick color to fence lines.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Even after playing the biggest stage in the world, Bad Bunny continues to leap to new heights.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The restrictions of a new policy, as outlined in Senate Bill 11, require parents to submit a consent form waiving their right to take legal action against the district in regards to the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which prevents the government from establishing a religion.
    Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026
  • All of our medical professionals are juggling a lot, both in regards to patients and emotions, and surprise, surprise, things are about to get much more chaotic.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • It was started by Goodall, Desmond Tutu, and other eminences.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Thrones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrones. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.

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