raja

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Recent Examples of raja Only the wealthiest resided in the inner city, made up the raja’s court, and decided the fate of the kingdom’s people—yet never ventured outside the sixty-foot-tall iron gate to mingle or empathize. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025 The debate over the sabda raja, as the sultan’s proclamations are known, has exposed fault lines within an otherwise sleepy university town and has led to citywide soul-searching about what the future holds for fast-developing Yogyakarta. Jon Emont, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2015 This was the beginning of her lifelong love affair with horses, which led her to work as a groom for an Indian raja, or prince, to excel as a competitive horsewoman and to teach innumerable students the joy of riding. Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raja
Noun
  • In February of last year, Harry’s claim was dismissed, a decision which the prince appealed.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Stuart’s prince is suave, worldly, world-weary, charismatic — every inch a prince, really.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The oldest in the region is the Half Way House in Chesterfield, of course, which has been serving Founding Fathers, Civil War generals and at least one French marquis since 1760.
    Karri Peifer, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Queen Charlotte presents Francesca with a marquis from Vienna.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2024
Noun
  • In creator Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone prequel on Paramount+, husband and wife Jacob and Cara Dutton (Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren) fight to protect their sprawling Montana ranch from cattle thieves, a predatory land baron (Timothy Dalton) and an untamed, unpredictable wilderness.
    Sean Piccoli, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Besides Bezos and Zuckerberg, many other tech barons—including Michael Dell, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin—also saw steep losses.
    Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The lights dim, and a hush falls over the crowd, as the last nawab of Oudh strides onto the stage at Palo Alto’s Cubberley Theater.
    Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The Oudh descendants in Kolkata, where the nawab died in exile, had also rejected their claim.
    Ellen Barry, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2019
Noun
  • The family acquired its fortune beginning in the 18th century, when Giovanni Torlonia became the Vatican’s accountant and gained the titles of duke and count.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Also known as Ludovico il Moro, Sforza was the duke of Milan from 1494 to 1498.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • With James' support, George became an earl, a marquess and ultimately a duke (a rarity for nonroyals).
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Klimek: Moving into the 20th century, Tony cited the story of an English earl named Lord Carnarvon.
    Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2023
Noun
  • Inside Paramount’s bumpy sale: the president, a scion and a possible sheikh.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Attendees included sheikhs and the CEO of the Raffles Family Office, Chi-man Kwan.
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • And with Crimson Peak, del Toro swings for the fences, with big gestures from English baronet Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleson) to prove his love for American heiress Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska), a big decaying mansion, and big ghost energy.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
  • For one, Lady Valerie Meux, a banjo-playing music hall singer who married a British baronet, became a social sensation and quirky philanthropist, and was known to drive around London in a carriage pulled by a pair of zebras.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024

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“Raja.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raja. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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