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Recent Examples of warlord
Masahiro Motoki — the Oscar-winning star of Departures — plays a lord who rebels against warlord Oda Nobunaga and barricades himself inside Arioka Castle, only to face a string of unsolved murders within its walls.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
Brolin made his foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the warlord Thanos in the Avengers film series.
—Sarah Weldon, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
Whereas Black Ops 6 relished in the texture of its period setting, giving players maps ranging from a warlord’s villa filled with luxury cars or dilapidated bus depots overgrown with foliage, BLOPS 7 has a superficial glossiness to each of its levels.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
But Harold gets on famously with Duke William, at least until the Norman warlord decides to assert his claim to the English throne.
—Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
Brolin made his foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the warlord Thanos in the Avengers film series.
—Sarah Weldon, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
Whereas Black Ops 6 relished in the texture of its period setting, giving players maps ranging from a warlord’s villa filled with luxury cars or dilapidated bus depots overgrown with foliage, BLOPS 7 has a superficial glossiness to each of its levels.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
But Harold gets on famously with Duke William, at least until the Norman warlord decides to assert his claim to the English throne.
—Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warlord
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Now the ultimate challenge is here, and the stakes couldn't be higher because if the fighters from Earth aren't victorious, Outworld overlord Shao Kahn (Martyn Ford) will invade and take over the planet.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Big Ten has officially sealed its status as our new overlord.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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No one in Washington should be more versed in this terrible history than Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the child of Cubans who fled the island when it was ruled by the U.S.-backed caudillo Fulgencio Batista.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Maduro’s arrest is being compared to the 1989 invasion of Panama and rendition of its caudillo, Manuel Noriega, to Miami to be convicted of drug trafficking and other crimes.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2026
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Optional extras include a leather carrying case, a multifunctional extra-bit-storage ruler, and a set of extension sockets.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Apr. 2026
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Mercury in your sign is lined up with Neptune, while your ruler fiery Mars gets a boost from Pluto.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2026
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His original boss, national security adviser Mike Waltz, was booted to the United Nations after the Signalgate scandal, leaving the role to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was already juggling portfolios and is busier now with Iran.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
21 Apr. 2026
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Most Fed chairs have left the board altogether when their term as boss runs out.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The game is a playground for Russian oligarchs, Middle Eastern potentates, and Latin American strongmen—his people.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
7 Apr. 2026
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Biden put this sentiment into action by working with Netanyahu despite serious moral and political failures in Gaza, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on NATO expansion, and with Gulf potentates on the region’s security architecture.—
James Jeffrey,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Nov. 2025
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“Warlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warlord. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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