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Recent Examples of viscount
The viscount died due to an allergic reaction from a bee sting, which was featured in Anthony and Kate Sharma's love story.
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Lia Beck, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
But will the second son of the late viscount actually settle down?
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 30 Jan. 2026
The four episodes feature lots of returning cast members and new faces, but fans of Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate Bridgerton (Simone Ashley), the viscount and viscountess, will be disheartened to learn that the couple doesn’t make an appearance in part one.
—Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
And while King Charles did not make Kerry a duke, an earl, a marquess, viscount or a baron, the knighthood was royal stuff enough.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
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Lia Beck, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
But will the second son of the late viscount actually settle down?
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 30 Jan. 2026
The four episodes feature lots of returning cast members and new faces, but fans of Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate Bridgerton (Simone Ashley), the viscount and viscountess, will be disheartened to learn that the couple doesn’t make an appearance in part one.
—Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
And while King Charles did not make Kerry a duke, an earl, a marquess, viscount or a baron, the knighthood was royal stuff enough.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for viscount
Noun
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In the book, Benedict falls for Sophie Beckett, the daughter of an earl who’s been hidden away from the Ton and forced to work as a housemaid by her spiteful stepmother.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
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With James' support, George became an earl, a marquess and ultimately a duke (a rarity for nonroyals).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
9 Apr. 2024
Noun
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The marquess, however, decided not to buy the painting, which belongs to a private collection and, before now, has only ever been on public display once.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
27 Mar. 2026
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The agreement with the marquess allows Kays to take up to 25,000 tons of granite off the island by 2050.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The baronet wanders around his castle numb on heroin, reeling from his spectacular flameout as CEO of Lumi and the recent loss of his seat in Parliament.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
2 Mar. 2026
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The characters exit their skyscraper office for new environs: a hedge fund, a fintech corporation, a golf-heavy retirement, and in Yas’s case, the socialite life as the new wife of a baronet.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Set in the tumultuous 1880s American frontier, the series follows seven gifted but flawed mercenaries hired to protect a peaceful Quaker village after it is massacred by mercenaries working for a ruthless land baron trying to seize their land.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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Meanwhile, newspaper barons with names like Hearst and Pulitzer got fabulously wealthy.—
Hank Green,
Time,
7 May 2026
Noun
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The Jets went into last year’s training camp prepared to let an undrafted rookie (Caden Davis) and another young kicker (Harrison Mevis) duke it out.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Wouldn’t a visit to a strip club or hiring some entertainment for a private party have been a better option than trying to grab the junk of a statue that was commissioned by a duke back at the end of the 1550s?—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Goodnight, sweet prince of a celebration.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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And the reunion between Odysseus’ fellow king Menelaus (Jon Bernthal) and his wife Helen (Lupita Nyong’o)—the most beautiful woman in the world, blamed for starting the war after a Trojan prince spirited her away—has always felt too neatly resolved in the poem.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Two funerals will be held for the late margrave — one open to the public, and another private service.—
Janine Henni,
Peoplemag,
30 Dec. 2022
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Karl Max Heinrich Sixtus Xavier Felix Renatus Ludwig Gaetan Pius Ignatius, and his titles included king of Hungary and Bohemia, margrave of Moravia, and grand prince of Transylvania.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
12 Apr. 2022
Noun
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These men were called squires for most of the Middle Ages, but esquire began to appear in the 15th century.—
Melissa Mohr,
The Christian Science Monitor,
27 June 2022
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“Viscount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viscount. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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