as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
no longer is the city's social and cultural life the barony of a few old-line families
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Recent Examples of barony
Cyril was promoted by Gladstone from an MP to a barony in 1892.
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Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books, 2 Feb. 2023
Thanks to his accumulation of new wealth, Édouard Louis Joseph Empain was raised to a barony by the Belgian king in 1907.
—Jonathan Kirsch, Washington Post, 3 June 2022
His namesake grandfather was a man of modest origins who had received his barony from Belgium’s King Leopold II in recognition of his accomplishments as an industrialist.
—Tom Sancton, Town & Country, 31 Mar. 2022
Wado, who inherited the barony, proudly wore the family crest on his signet ring and freely used his Belgian title in France.
—Tom Sancton, Town & Country, 31 Mar. 2022
The owner of the land, and the third partner in the project, was the St. Joe Company, a timber barony turned real-estate developer—and one of Florida’s biggest landholders.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022
When the emperor tired of him, Frank and his followers moved again and took up residence in the German barony of Offenbach, where Frank died several years later.
—Jake Bittle, The New Republic, 2 Mar. 2022
Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books, 2 Feb. 2023
Thanks to his accumulation of new wealth, Édouard Louis Joseph Empain was raised to a barony by the Belgian king in 1907.
—Jonathan Kirsch, Washington Post, 3 June 2022
His namesake grandfather was a man of modest origins who had received his barony from Belgium’s King Leopold II in recognition of his accomplishments as an industrialist.
—Tom Sancton, Town & Country, 31 Mar. 2022
Wado, who inherited the barony, proudly wore the family crest on his signet ring and freely used his Belgian title in France.
—Tom Sancton, Town & Country, 31 Mar. 2022
The owner of the land, and the third partner in the project, was the St. Joe Company, a timber barony turned real-estate developer—and one of Florida’s biggest landholders.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022
When the emperor tired of him, Frank and his followers moved again and took up residence in the German barony of Offenbach, where Frank died several years later.
—Jake Bittle, The New Republic, 2 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barony
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To give a wider perspective, Texas has the worst flood heritage in the U.S., if this is defined in terms of discharge per rainfall area.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Edward Burke on Tuesday was released early to spend the rest of his sentence in the Chicago area, according to federal officials.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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The Dreck Equation is an appeal to policymakers to recognize that unwarranted regulation of every sort, not just notice and comment but realms beyond can sacrifice startups, employment and wealth creation.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Spoelstra said a fourth-year leap with the 6-foot-10 forward certainly is within the realm.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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If the act of conquering land was men’s domain, the king needed women to create emotional and physical connections to the land itself, ensuring these regions remained under French control.—
Ann Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
9 July 2025
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One blog post highlights the living room as the primary domain of antique rugs, best paired with minimalist decor so that its design can draw attention.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
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Plaintiff Phone Discovery: Critical Strategic Elements Successful phone discovery requires understanding several strategic elements that can significantly improve outcomes: The Education Component: Many resistance issues stem from genuine misunderstanding about what cell phone forensics involves.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Dress-up, of course, is a traditional element of ocean voyaging.—
Guy Trebay,
Travel + Leisure,
15 July 2025
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Employers believe that workers in specific departments, like sales and marketing (85%) and human resources (78%), will derive significant value from AI implementation.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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As such, athletic directors are increasingly being treated like CEOs, with their take-home pay directly tied to their departments’ bottom line.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
15 July 2025
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The Fantastic Four are invited to visit the isolated African kingdom of Wakanda by T’Challa, the nation’s young prince.—
Ekow Eshun
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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Though the kingdom’s low debt levels are the envy of most other countries, its finances are being stretched by the scale of its ambition.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
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Arizona right-hander Ryne Nelson gave up four runs on seven hits with four walks over four innings, while Angels left-hander Tyler Anderson gave up four runs on eight hits with two walks over five innings.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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The club surrendered eight walks against the Mets and each one proved costly.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 July 2025
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Baseball’s technical folks put three-dimensional images on the Truist Park field of the Los Angeles Dodgers players at their positions from that night of April 8, 1974 at old Atlanta Fulton County Stadium.—
Terence Moore,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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To satisfy presidential demands, field offices are directed to meet new daily arrest quotas—75 arrests per office—raising agency-wide targets to 1,200–1,500 arrests per day, up from only about a few hundred.—
Juwayriah Wright,
Time,
15 July 2025
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“Barony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barony. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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