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a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
the undisputed king of automobile sales for the entire metropolitan area
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Recent Examples of kings
The 6-foot-8 forward scored a career-high 30 points on 11-of-16 shooting in a 138-133 loss to the Kings on Jan. 3 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Dallas advanced to this game by decimating the Sacramento Kings 123-106 as the No. 10 seed earlier this week.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
The Golden State Warriors were the last to pull it off in 2023, defeated the No. 3 seeded Sacramento Kings.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
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Can Jimmy Butler fuel a Warriors playoff run like prior midseason acquisitions for Bay Area teams?
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
The loss, the Kings’ first in five games, left them with 48 wins and 105 points for the season, matching the team record in both categories.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
On the court, the Mavs extended their season behind a massive performance from Anthony Davis in the team’s 120-106 Play-In Tournament win over the Sacramento Kings.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
This is mostly true, not only because the Party’s leadership seems to prioritize conventional celebrities such as Beyoncé and Taylor Swift over algorithm kings like Theo Von but also because their candidates don’t play well on the new media.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
What’s left is what fans of the original movie know as Pride Rock, the landing where the lion kings of the 1994 film address their subjects.
—Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2025
FedEx Forum Channel: ESPN Stream: Fubo (TRY FOR FREE)
Dallas advanced to this game by decimating the Sacramento Kings 123-106 as the No. 10 seed earlier this week.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
The Golden State Warriors were the last to pull it off in 2023, defeated the No. 3 seeded Sacramento Kings.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
Related Articles Five stats and milestones that explain Steph Curry’s incredible season for Warriors
Klay Thompson leads Mavericks past Kings in play-in after last year’s dud with Warriors
Can Jimmy Butler fuel a Warriors playoff run like prior midseason acquisitions for Bay Area teams?
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
The loss, the Kings’ first in five games, left them with 48 wins and 105 points for the season, matching the team record in both categories.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
On the court, the Mavs extended their season behind a massive performance from Anthony Davis in the team’s 120-106 Play-In Tournament win over the Sacramento Kings.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
This is mostly true, not only because the Party’s leadership seems to prioritize conventional celebrities such as Beyoncé and Taylor Swift over algorithm kings like Theo Von but also because their candidates don’t play well on the new media.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
What’s left is what fans of the original movie know as Pride Rock, the landing where the lion kings of the 1994 film address their subjects.
—Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Kings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kings. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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