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Recent Examples of empress
If physics is the queen of science, then mathematics is the empress.
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Big Think, 16 Jan. 2025
She was set to flee the country to escape the clutches of an ancient evil empress who happened to be her wicked stepmother.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Thanks to another Russian empress, the museum has something else to offer: cats.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
Catherine’s collection soon ballooned as the empress amassed 4,000 paintings, 38,000 books, 10,000 engraved gems, 10,000 drawings, and 16,000 coins and medals.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
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Big Think, 16 Jan. 2025
She was set to flee the country to escape the clutches of an ancient evil empress who happened to be her wicked stepmother.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Thanks to another Russian empress, the museum has something else to offer: cats.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
Catherine’s collection soon ballooned as the empress amassed 4,000 paintings, 38,000 books, 10,000 engraved gems, 10,000 drawings, and 16,000 coins and medals.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empress
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Named after the last Aztec emperor, who was executed by the Spanish conquerors in 1525, it was built in Spain in 1981 and acquired by the Mexican Navy to train cadets and officers.—
Michelle Watson,
CNN Money,
19 May 2025
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On May 5, 1862, the French army — white, European, wealthy — invaded Mexico to install a puppet emperor.—
Hashim Coates,
Denver Post,
5 May 2025
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In March 2024, Prince Joachim and Princess Marie gave an interview to The Washington Post in Washington, D.C., where the prince works as a defense industry attaché at the Danish Embassy.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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Off the back of that viral video, a fan of Harry and Meghan Markle suggested the prince was the most obvious example, posting several videos of Harry on royal engagements.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Take her frothy blue Chanel couture princess gown, or her golden sequined Valentino gown with a plunging neckline.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
25 May 2025
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Of course, Lilo & Stitch’s success won’t ever provide an excuse for Snow White’s failings, but at least the film’s booming box office will help erase some of the painful memories the live-action princess movie flop created in the past few months since its release.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2017
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.—
Cole Kazdin,
Los Angeles Magazine,
14 July 2017
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The ocean suites are laid out with a king bed and a large living room that opens to a generous porch with a daybed.—
Christopher Cameron,
Robb Report,
30 May 2025
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However, mattress brands in this list offer sizes ranging from twin XL to California king.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
30 May 2025
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There remains a deep local respect for the sultan, however, even if it is not always captured in elite perspectives.—
Jon Emont,
Foreign Affairs,
9 June 2015
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One of the mandates handed down to the present sultan, Haitham bin Tariq, who succeeded Qaboos in 2020, is to usher the country into a sustainable future.—
Chris Wallace,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2025
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That was evident during the citywide immigration raids attended by Trump’s border czar Tom Homan and the TV personality Dr. Phil in January — and now in Wednesday’s courthouse arrests.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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Just two weeks into his tenure as the FDA’s new vaccine czar, Prasad seems to be taking the first steps toward turning this rhetoric into reality.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2025
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By contrast, given Russia's dominant role in the CU, joining that group would transform Yanukovych into a satrap of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, whom Yanukovych regards as the avatar of Russian arrogance.—
Rajan Menon,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Oct. 2011
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The quick collapse of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satraps unsettled both nations.—
Christian Schneider,
National Review,
21 Dec. 2023
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“Empress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empress. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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