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Increasingly present in these actions are various groups with coercive power: current and former employees of state security agencies, Putin’s bodyguards, and such figures as Ramzan Kadyrov, the former warlord and close Putin ally who is head of the Chechen Republic and who has a personal army.
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Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
And in the case that Israel withdrew without laying the groundwork for alternative governance, either Hamas would return or chaos would reign, with local warlords battling for control amid extreme human suffering.
—Assaf Orion, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
The Oscar-winning actor has embodied pure menace more than once throughout his decades-long career, with roles ranging from the iconic vampire of Bram Stoker's Dracula to the peacock warlord, Lord Shen, in Kung Fu Panda 2.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 18 June 2025
In this new adventure, players will face a vast and brutal conflict where demonic forces, warlords, and opportunistic factions clash for control.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 June 2025
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Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
And in the case that Israel withdrew without laying the groundwork for alternative governance, either Hamas would return or chaos would reign, with local warlords battling for control amid extreme human suffering.
—Assaf Orion, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
The Oscar-winning actor has embodied pure menace more than once throughout his decades-long career, with roles ranging from the iconic vampire of Bram Stoker's Dracula to the peacock warlord, Lord Shen, in Kung Fu Panda 2.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 18 June 2025
In this new adventure, players will face a vast and brutal conflict where demonic forces, warlords, and opportunistic factions clash for control.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warlord
Noun
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Public disorder would discredit the local rulers in the eyes of their Papal overlords and possibly lead to dismissal from power.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
31 July 2025
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As a late-night host, Letterman often mocked his corporate overlords at NBC and CBS.—
William Earl,
Variety,
26 July 2025
Noun
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Deriving from the word caudillo, or strongman, caudillismo is a quintessential Latin American political phenomenon.—
Omar G. Encarnación,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Jan. 2025
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Deriving from the word caudillo, or strongman, caudillismo is a quintessential Latin American political phenomenon.—
Omar G. Encarnación,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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With your celestial ruler, Mars, entering Libra on Aug. 6, everything from your committed relationships to potential prospects takes center stage.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Was their cause a betrayal, or a principled stand against a ruler whose ambitions threatened to consume their way of life?—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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On Monday morning, league bosses Roger Goodell, Adam Silver, Rob Manfred, and Gary Bettman were asked to participate in a briefing on matters related to the sports broadcasting market, including those having to do with blackout exemptions.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The previous proposal, which involved a game between Barça and fellow Catalan club Girona, was then shelved by the LaLiga boss.—
Patrick Sung,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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Why don’t all the rich potentates, sheiks, oligarchs and MAGA dictators meet and fix it?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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With the pandemic, the year-round population of a once-seasonal resort town swelled with Manhattan refugees, those in the Trump orbit, and tech and finance potentates, many of them serious collectors like Ken Griffin and Steve Ross.—
Ben Widdicombe,
Vulture,
12 May 2025
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“Warlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warlord. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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