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Recent Examples of czarina
Louisiana’s Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, which employs a full-time nutria czarina, approves of using and disposing of the dead rats in just about any way imaginable.
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Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The children spent time with their older half-siblings from their parents’ first marriages, as well as their cousins, the five children of Nicholas and his czarina, Alexandra.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2025
There is a new gambling czarina — Governor Charlie Baker appointed Cathy Judd-Stein to the post in January.
—Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2019
Almost to the end, the czar and czarina—secure in their faith that they are adored—scoff at all indicators to the contrary as rumors or malicious lies.
—Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ, 27 June 2019
Tamim’s younger sister, Mayassa, is Qatar’s culture czarina — an art world behemoth who, at the age of 30, had an estimated annual budget of $1 billion.
—Written By Declan Walsh; Photographs By Tomas Munita, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2018
Rumor and street culture—jokes, postcards, sayings, bawdy plays performed in saloons—changed the image of the czar and the czarina, desacralized them, before and during the war.
—Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian, 29 Sep. 2017
Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The children spent time with their older half-siblings from their parents’ first marriages, as well as their cousins, the five children of Nicholas and his czarina, Alexandra.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2025
There is a new gambling czarina — Governor Charlie Baker appointed Cathy Judd-Stein to the post in January.
—Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2019
Almost to the end, the czar and czarina—secure in their faith that they are adored—scoff at all indicators to the contrary as rumors or malicious lies.
—Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ, 27 June 2019
Tamim’s younger sister, Mayassa, is Qatar’s culture czarina — an art world behemoth who, at the age of 30, had an estimated annual budget of $1 billion.
—Written By Declan Walsh; Photographs By Tomas Munita, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2018
Rumor and street culture—jokes, postcards, sayings, bawdy plays performed in saloons—changed the image of the czar and the czarina, desacralized them, before and during the war.
—Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian, 29 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for czarina
Noun
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Trump has formed close alliances with conservative tech figures, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk and investor David Sacks, who serves as the White House AI and crypto czar.—
Joseph Menn The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
21 Jan. 2026
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David Sacks, a venture investor and the White House AI and crypto czar, has railed against the measure, along with tech investors like Chamath Palihapitiya, Vinod Khosla and Y Combinator's Garry Tan.—
Kate Rogers,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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His most important client, during a fifty-year career, was an empress, but tsarinas, society mavens, actresses, and courtesans all came to rely on his expertise.—
Leslie Camhi,
New Yorker,
25 July 2025
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There is only one queen at a time and should two reign, they are considered mother-daughter empresses.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
Noun
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For culture, pop into the National Museum of Napoleonic Residences to trace the French emperor’s time exiled on the island.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Valentino, fashion’s ‘last emperor,’ dies at 93 Valentino Garavani, the legendary fashion designer whose namesake label dressed the global jet set, died Monday aged 93.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Defense lawyer Antony White, in a calm and gentle tone, began to put questions to Harry to determine if the sourcing of the articles, in fact, had come from royal correspondents working their sources at official events or from friends or associates of the prince.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The prince actually is trying to find a way to reconcile with his father, and perhaps with other members of his family.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Putu Pointed Toe Boots Tall boots are one of the shoe stars of the season, and the princess’s knee-highs are designed to protect your shins from the elements without compromising style.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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Women emerge youthful and thin (of course), with Disney-princess eyes and movie-star lips.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Cate Blanchett is the queen of a relaxed, textured bob.—
Catharine Malzahn,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
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In some species, ants restructure their nests to slow the transmission of a lethal fungus and in others, ant queens eat infected brood to prevent the spread of disease and recover nutrients.—
Arundathi Nair,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Opened in 1929, La Mamounia, built on the grounds and gardens of a sultan’s palace, combines traditional Moroccan architecture with 20th century Art Deco flair.—
Angus MacKenzie,
Robb Report,
31 Dec. 2025
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Read full review Not since the last sultan’s palace has there been anything so stylish on this fabled east African isle.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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For centuries, the kings and queens of the Netherlands have been buried in the church, beginning with William of Orange in 1584.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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But monks there complained that the slain king was walking around at night, frightening them with strange sounds.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Czarina.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/czarina. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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