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Recent Examples of warlord
In Libya, dictators rule in Tripoli and Benghazi, with multiple regional warlords in the background.
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2025
The resulting power vacuum was filled by rival warlords who battled for control, while gangs of bandits roamed the land.
—Chris Power, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The group were among around 7,000 people recently released from scam centers run by criminal gangs and warlords operating along Myanmar’s border with Thailand, where many are held against their will and forced to work conning ordinary people, including American citizens, out of their life savings.
—Teele Rebane, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
When the theocratic warlord of Ottoman Tripoli demanded that the incoming president pay up for peace, Jefferson refused.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2025
The resulting power vacuum was filled by rival warlords who battled for control, while gangs of bandits roamed the land.
—Chris Power, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The group were among around 7,000 people recently released from scam centers run by criminal gangs and warlords operating along Myanmar’s border with Thailand, where many are held against their will and forced to work conning ordinary people, including American citizens, out of their life savings.
—Teele Rebane, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
When the theocratic warlord of Ottoman Tripoli demanded that the incoming president pay up for peace, Jefferson refused.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warlord
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The brand may not attach itself to yo-yo dieting or see itself as a toxic overlord of dieting, but that was its material impact for many.—
Chloe Laws,
Glamour,
9 May 2025
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Yet Miller erases Harrell’s contribution, and Wintour tortures his concept, directing the celebs to avoid street behavior and instead lend their endorsement to the industry’s overlords.—
Armond White,
National Review,
9 May 2025
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Deriving from the word caudillo, or strongman, caudillismo is a quintessential Latin American political phenomenon.—
Omar G. Encarnación,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Jan. 2025
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Deriving from the word caudillo, or strongman, caudillismo is a quintessential Latin American political phenomenon.—
Omar G. Encarnación,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Jan. 2025
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In addition to claiming the second-most No. 1s of all time, Linkin Park has also scored multiple long-running rulers.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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With your planetary ruler, Saturn, entering Aries and your fourth house of home and family, you’re being called to tend to your personal life.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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One of the most quotable lines in FromSoftware’s hit video game Elden Ring is a line of of the early bosses says to you, foul Tarnished, during a fight.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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A lot of us end up chasing approval from a boss, from our parents.—
Fidel Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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With the pandemic, the year-round population of a once-seasonal resort town swelled with Manhattan refugees, those in the Trump orbit, and tech and finance potentates, many of them serious collectors like Ken Griffin and Steve Ross.—
Ben Widdicombe,
Vulture,
12 May 2025
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But in his mid-80s, King George ponders whether to abdicate and devote his remaining days to finding female companionship (the aging potentate remains potent with the help of Viagra and similar pharmaceuticals).—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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“Warlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warlord. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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