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Recent Examples of throne
Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 25 Apr. 2025
The engraving on the face of the seal shows the King, 76, seated on a throne, and the reverse depicts the Royal Arms designed by Heraldic artist Timothy Noad.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 10 May 2025
Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
And like Clemson last year, LSU de-throned the defending champion in the title game (winning 42-25), though this one was on a 29-game winning streak.
—Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 14 Jan. 2020
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Noun
The artifacts will include the boy king’s throne, royal jewelry, two golden sarcophagi, his iconic gold funerary mask (made with nearly 25 pounds of solid gold and considered to be one of the foremost pieces of Egyptian art), and many pieces that have never before been displayed.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 25 Apr. 2025
The engraving on the face of the seal shows the King, 76, seated on a throne, and the reverse depicts the Royal Arms designed by Heraldic artist Timothy Noad.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 10 May 2025
Verb
Kate Daly, relationship expert and cofounder of online divorce service amicable, shared the pros and cons of throning.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
And like Clemson last year, LSU de-throned the defending champion in the title game (winning 42-25), though this one was on a 29-game winning streak.
—Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 14 Jan. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throne
Noun
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The approximately $65 million project will add up to 1,600 seats and feature 12 field-level suites, 44 loge boxes, 148 ledge seats and 882 club seats.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
31 May 2025
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In 2016, 23 Republicans won seats carried by Hillary Clinton and 12 Democrats won seats carried by Trump — a total of 35 crossover districts going into 2018.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Who Won Survivor Season 48? Kyle Fraser was crowned the winner of Survivor Season 48 after a 5-2-1 jury vote.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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By the time the first finale aired on Aug. 23, over 50 million people tuned in to watch the first-ever Sole Survivor, Richard Hatch, be crowned.—
Ale Russian,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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Too often, being happily single is demonized while being romantically involved is put on a pedestal.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Humans tend to put our own intelligence on a pedestal.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Wired News,
11 May 2025
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He was enthroned in 2021 as the third bishop of the Melbourne Eparchy.—
Katie Primm,
NBC news,
9 May 2025
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Khan’s populist and polarizing bid to regain power has been dealt a huge, most likely fatal blow by the institution that once enthroned Khan.—
Aqil Shah,
Foreign Affairs,
16 June 2023
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Meanwhile, Bronze could be seen lying at the top of a blow-up slide before sliding down and joining his sister as dad Patrick helped from the sidelines with the activities while Brittany cheered them on.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Flip nectarines, and brush tops with reserved honey mixture.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Leitch was engaged by Rangers on two separate occasions but the red-brick facade on the Main Stand was the pinnacle.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Major League Baseball is the pinnacle of the sport.—
Maury Brown,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Choosing perennials with long bloom times, along with different heights and colors, adds charm and depth to the garden.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
1 June 2025
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Budget $300 to $500 for these pots, preferably in two or three different heights.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2025
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Thanks to courses in communication studies, students are schooled in the evolving business models of the creative industries, and dive into allyship and advocacy through sound studies and the school’s eminence in audiology.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2025
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The eminence whom the film casts as the prime mover of benevolent governance is Nelson Rockefeller, a liberal Republican (the breed wasn’t uncommon then) who was the state’s governor from 1959 to 1973.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Throne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throne. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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