warlords

plural of warlord

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Noun
  • The inscriptions include his throne, birth names of the Pharaoh, who is also known as Sesostris III, and was one of the most prominent rulers of Egypt’s Middle Kingdom.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 June 2026
  • Olivia Rodrigo, Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber, BTS superstar Jung Kook and South Korean girl group Blackpink have all amassed a trio of rulers thus far, and any of them may score one more soon, changing this order again.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Above the factory floor, the big bosses determined our production goals for the day, as usual.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
  • Fortunately, discussions with bosses and authority figures will go well.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • But in his third and rockiest year at the helm of the Trojans, Riley was still compensated like one of the kings of the sport.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • The collection spans centuries of storytelling in multiple genres, from migratory fairytales with kings and princesses to legends of ghosts and the Devil to fables with talking animals.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • Investigating active government officials in Mexico is a new strategy for the United States, which in the past refrained from targeting sitting leaders in allied countries with criminal investigations because of the clear political ramifications.
    Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
  • Beyond their immediate impact, experts say such attacks are part of a broader Russian strategy to sow fear among ordinary people and increase public pressure on Ukraine’s leaders to end the war.
    Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • American vacationers, Emirati princes, French fashion designers, British socialites and new-money Chinese.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Earlier this year, Quinn pounced on the opportunity to cast Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams as star-crossed fae princes from feuding kingdoms who (spoiler) have been knocking boots in secret.
    Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Greer said the responsibility for immigration enforcement in local police agencies ultimately falls on police leadership, arguing that local police chiefs have broad discretion over how their departments implement and prioritize participation in federal immigration enforcement programs.
    Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
  • Police chiefs opposed it, arguing those metrics are essential for performance reviews.
    Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • Almost overnight, countries that had long outsourced their energy security to autocrats found their supplies cut, and their economies shaken.
    Jennifer Granholm, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Even as long-reigning autocrats such as Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are removed from power, the outlook for the global state of democracy remains highly uncertain.
    Yana Gorokhovskaia, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Warlords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warlords. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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