as in king
a man who rules an empire
Roman emperors
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Director Ridley Scott, like any emperor worth his weight in golden breastplates, knows that the crowd wants blood.
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
The four emperors depicted in the films—Marcus Aurelius, Commodus, Caracalla and Geta—are all based on real Roman rulers.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
Also starring Denzel Washington and Pedro Pascal, Gladiator II follows Lucius as he is forced to enter the Colosseum after the emperors of Rome have conquered his home.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Lucius becomes a slave and is in the charge of crafty Macrinus, and soon becomes entertainment for the masses and two dangerously crackpot twin Roman emperors — Geta (Joseph Quinn) and Caracalla (Fred Hechinger).
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
The four emperors depicted in the films—Marcus Aurelius, Commodus, Caracalla and Geta—are all based on real Roman rulers.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
Also starring Denzel Washington and Pedro Pascal, Gladiator II follows Lucius as he is forced to enter the Colosseum after the emperors of Rome have conquered his home.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Lucius becomes a slave and is in the charge of crafty Macrinus, and soon becomes entertainment for the masses and two dangerously crackpot twin Roman emperors — Geta (Joseph Quinn) and Caracalla (Fred Hechinger).
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emperor
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In both cases, the invaders found, hidden in a large room behind a hidden door, a stunning quantity of treasures representing the wealth of generations of kings.Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Dec. 2024
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Intel aims to be the value king in this segment, providing graphics cards that, if true, will bring ray tracing to the masses at an affordable price.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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To put 13,000 kilos of cocaine in a container, drug lords must have blind faith customs aren't going to open it, said Cruz Morcillo in ABC (Madrid).The Week UK, theweek, 24 Nov. 2024
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Claiming that too many criminals and drug lords are in the country illegally.Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
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Both estates were established hundreds of years ago to provide income for both the sovereign and the heir to the throne, People magazine reported.Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Both estates were established hundreds of years ago to provide income for the sovereign and the heir to the throne, respectively.Janine Henni, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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A number of sports potentates will be making the Idaho scene, at a moment when tens of billions of dollars are changing hands in pursuit of ever-valuable rights.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 July 2024
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By cracking the whip on local potentates, the party bolsters its already substantial public support and reinforces the power of central institutions.Dali Yang, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2017
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“Emperor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emperor. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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