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Recent Examples of khan
Timur modeled his state on that of Genghis Khan and even married one of his descendants to strengthen his association with the great khan.
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Valerie Hansen, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
The Nizari imams claim direct descent from the Prophet Mohammed; it has been rumored that the current khan’s personal fortune is $13.3 billion.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
William does not explain Batu’s decision, but presumably Batu, as a regional leader, handled all domestic matters related to his own jurisdiction but had to refer matters of international diplomacy to the great khan.
—Valerie Hansen, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
Her tribe also elected her as its khan, its leader, after her father died.
—Hannah Fish, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Feb. 2024
As Russia, under the rule of the Mongol khans, missed the European Renaissance, so, too, had Putin missed the romantic period of perestroika.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
Valerie Hansen, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
The Nizari imams claim direct descent from the Prophet Mohammed; it has been rumored that the current khan’s personal fortune is $13.3 billion.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
William does not explain Batu’s decision, but presumably Batu, as a regional leader, handled all domestic matters related to his own jurisdiction but had to refer matters of international diplomacy to the great khan.
—Valerie Hansen, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
Her tribe also elected her as its khan, its leader, after her father died.
—Hannah Fish, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Feb. 2024
As Russia, under the rule of the Mongol khans, missed the European Renaissance, so, too, had Putin missed the romantic period of perestroika.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for khan
Noun
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His successor, Sheikh Haibatullah Akhunzada, whose son became a suicide bomber, is an austere cleric who has adopted the reclusive mystique of the original amir.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2022
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The amir of Kabul bought bicycles for his entire harem.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
17 June 2020
Noun
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Born in 1939 to a religious but modest family in Mashad, eastern Iran, Khamenei was among the Islamist activists who played an instrumental role in the pivotal 1979 revolution to overthrow the U.S.-backed shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.—
Ruth Marks Eglash,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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Some still support the family of the shah, the U.S.-backed leader deposed during the 1979 revolution that brought the current ruling clergy to power.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Attracting everyone from sultans and princes to Charlie Caplin and Winston Churchill in its glory days, Impérial Palace is still the place to be more than a century later—and the views don’t get better than the top floor Imperial Suite, where a terrace shows off 360-degree vistas of Lake Annecy.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2025
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Following his armies’ conquest of Constantinople in 1453, Ottoman sultan Mehmed II famously transformed the Hagia Sophia, built as a Christian church, into a mosque.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
24 May 2025
Noun
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All retained their titles of prince and princess, but these titles will become personal and any future spouses or children will not have a right to them.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Bailey is Fiyero, a prince and popular student at Shiz University, while Goldblum plays the iconic Wizard.—
Daysia Tolentino,
EW.com,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Ginza is also just a short walk from the Imperial Palace, which is the main residence of the emperor of Japan.—
Terry Elward,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Ridley Scott’s 2023 film Napoleon tracks the emperor’s rise and fall through his relationship to his first wife.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Tokyo is famously the reigning king of Michelin cities, boasting 251 stars across 194 restaurants.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
6 July 2025
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Our leader shall not be a king ruling by divine right, as that was decided on this day in Philadelphia 249 years ago, but one of the common folk elevated freely by fellow citizens.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
4 July 2025
Noun
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The 10-year-old princess joined mom Kate Middleton, dad Prince William and older brother Prince George at the gentlemen's singles final on July 13, cheering on Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner from the front row of the Royal Box at Centre Court.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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The grosgrain purple-and-green chest ribbon — the colors of the All England club — add to the princess’s martial flair.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Infantino joined President Trump and the Qatari emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Trump spoke with the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, bringing to the table Israel's agreement to a ceasefire, the diplomat said.—
Chelsea Chan,
NBC news,
24 June 2025
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“Khan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/khan. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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