as in pillar
a person who has a high rank or an important position
The dinner was attended by many foreign dignitaries. dignitaries of the church
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Recent Examples of dignitary
The rating agency said just over 24.5 million watched Trump’s inauguration, which was forced inside due to frigid temperatures in Washington and brought together former presidents, lawmakers, business leaders and other dignitaries.
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Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025
Serially bankrupt and unfaithful, Trump sought prayers from both Catholic and protestant religious dignitaries who condemn such things among their faithful and wink at them from Trump.
—David Mastio, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
To mark the occasion, Simonelli and Serie A Ambassadors Andrea Pirlo and Marco Materazzi were joined by business partners, media outlets and dignitaries at the ‘Calcio Aperitivo’ event hosted by Serie A USA in New York.
—David Ferrini, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Over the years the restaurant has served dignitaries like the Dalai Lama, Senator Hilary Clinton, the late Congressman John Lewis, and the late President Jimmy Carter.
—Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2025
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Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025
Serially bankrupt and unfaithful, Trump sought prayers from both Catholic and protestant religious dignitaries who condemn such things among their faithful and wink at them from Trump.
—David Mastio, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
To mark the occasion, Simonelli and Serie A Ambassadors Andrea Pirlo and Marco Materazzi were joined by business partners, media outlets and dignitaries at the ‘Calcio Aperitivo’ event hosted by Serie A USA in New York.
—David Ferrini, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Over the years the restaurant has served dignitaries like the Dalai Lama, Senator Hilary Clinton, the late Congressman John Lewis, and the late President Jimmy Carter.
—Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dignitary
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To combat these effects, conservation efforts, sustainable agriculture, and global restoration initiatives are essential to preserving forests as pillars of climate resilience and food sustainability.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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While representing different pillars of hip-hop, 50 and Kanye have been pop-culture fixtures for more than two decades.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
19 Mar. 2025
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Tesla Takedown, in the U.S. and elsewhere, was organized by a group that included disillusioned owners of the automaker’s vehicles, celebrities such as actor John Cusack and at least one Democratic lawmaker, Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas.—
Michael Liedtke,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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There’s karaoke as well, and celebrity fans like Brad Paisley and Ed Sheeran have been known to pick up the mic.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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Thousands of trees with white and pink flowers circle the Tidal Basin and parks near some of the capital's famous monuments and memorials.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Now nobody outside the White House knows the status of the monuments, as my colleague Doug Smith reports.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2025
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Not to mention, there’s a good dose of nostalgia thanks to a couple of pinball machines as well as an old-school Zoltar fortune-telling machine. Closer to our house, the East Brainerd location has a lot of the same decor but still manages to have a personality all its own.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
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Those hundred years are full of incredible true stories and larger-than-life personalities.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Wednesday star Jenna Ortega recalls the daunting task of learning to play cello in a new video clip from director Tara Wood’s upcoming Tim Burton Docuseries.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Co-created with star Stephen Graham, the four-part series uses a daring one-shot for each episode to call attention to widespread reports of young boys involved in knife crimes.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2025
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Cynthia Erivo, Katie Holmes, Melanie Lynskey, Kumail Nanjiani and Justin Theroux are just a few of the bold-faced names who will appear as victims, killers or occasionally both on the show’s second season.—
Alex Cramer,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2025
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Here’s a look at a few names who could conceivably land the job: Tony Skinn, George Mason coach Skinn worked as an assistant under Willard at Maryland for the 2022-23 season and has had success the past two seasons at George Mason.—
C.J. Doon,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2025
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Martin Luther King, Senator J. William Fulbright, and California Gov. Pat Brown all said so and who would know better than these worthies?—
Walter E Block,
Orange County Register,
13 Feb. 2025
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Ranged about him is a sculpted gallery of Communism’s great dictators, many of whom, like Lenin, had to be hoisted gasping out of the mud, along with a sprinkling of other worthies.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes,
19 Apr. 2023
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Sinise called the museum magnificent — and something love overdue to recognize American heroes.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Mar. 2025
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Yash’s transformation into a larger-than-life action hero propelled the films to unprecedented box-office success, breaking language barriers.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Dignitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dignitary. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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