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as in dominion
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as in marquis
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Recent Examples of lordship
Under the Zhou dynasty, many smaller lordships fought for power in their regions including Hubei Province where the tombs are buried, according to Britannica.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
In 1606, the estate’s lordship was acquired by Jean Sève, a Calvinist who played an important role in the uprising that led to Lyon coming back under the authority of Henry IV in 1594.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
But, of course, Scott’s betrayal is a small episode in the collapse of decency and any sense of shame that Trump’s lordship demands of his acolytes.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
Oliver has a chance to do Felix a favor—his lordship is late for class, and his bike has a flat.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2023
Declaring a man’s sins forgiven, referring to himself as greater than the Temple, claiming lordship over the Sabbath and authority over the Torah, insisting that his followers love him more than their mothers and fathers, more than their very lives, Jesus assumed a divine prerogative.
—Robert Barron, WSJ, 2 Apr. 2021
In truth, his lordship could have gone further.
—The Economist, 27 Feb. 2021
To kill it is not to restate one’s lordship over the earth but rather to recognize and kill a destructive aspect in our own nature.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2023
This sounds like a mutually beneficial arrangement between his lordship and the royal spouse.
—Mike Bass, The Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2021
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
In 1606, the estate’s lordship was acquired by Jean Sève, a Calvinist who played an important role in the uprising that led to Lyon coming back under the authority of Henry IV in 1594.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
But, of course, Scott’s betrayal is a small episode in the collapse of decency and any sense of shame that Trump’s lordship demands of his acolytes.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
Oliver has a chance to do Felix a favor—his lordship is late for class, and his bike has a flat.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2023
Declaring a man’s sins forgiven, referring to himself as greater than the Temple, claiming lordship over the Sabbath and authority over the Torah, insisting that his followers love him more than their mothers and fathers, more than their very lives, Jesus assumed a divine prerogative.
—Robert Barron, WSJ, 2 Apr. 2021
In truth, his lordship could have gone further.
—The Economist, 27 Feb. 2021
To kill it is not to restate one’s lordship over the earth but rather to recognize and kill a destructive aspect in our own nature.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2023
This sounds like a mutually beneficial arrangement between his lordship and the royal spouse.
—Mike Bass, The Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lordship
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Historically, imperialist leaders have used military conquest, economic coercion or diplomatic pressure to expand their dominions, and justified their foreign incursions as civilizing missions, economic opportunities or national security imperatives.—
Monica Duffy Toft,
The Conversation,
20 Feb. 2025
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Kanye West goes on another antisemitic rant, defends Diddy, declares ‘dominion’ over wife.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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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
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Queen Charlotte presents Francesca with a marquis from Vienna.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
16 May 2024
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Despite failing to produce a breakthrough, the meeting illustrated the convening reach of the crown prince and his intention to act as a diplomatic go-between in the Ukraine-Russia war.—
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen,
The Conversation,
14 Mar. 2025
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Recommended Safety As Trump proves unreliable, Europe rushes to firm up defenses on its own Saudi oil also gives the crown prince sway over the global supply of crude and its price.—
Ned Temko,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 Mar. 2025
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This would apply to all mineral resources, including oil and gas, and major energy assets which Ukrainian officials fear would undermine their nation's sovereignty.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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Waterways Native nations also exercise sovereignty over waterways.—
Alyssa Kreikemeier,
The Conversation,
28 Mar. 2025
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High society, digital nomads and Taylor Swift In its time, this 18th-century mansion, currently managed by Grand Hotel Tremezzo, (also a former villa) has welcomed royalty, Serbelloni dukes, Italian high society and, more recently, the Queen of the Known Universe: Taylor Swift.—
Lysanne Currie,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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With privacy in mind, With Love, Meghan isn’t filmed at the duke and duchess’s actual home.—
Ally Neagen,
Glamour,
7 Mar. 2025
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Prediction 2: As-A-Service Models Will Dominate The subscription economy continues its ascendancy, reshaping how businesses procure and utilize technology.—
Jonathan Nikols,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Since Pope Francis’s ascendancy, the Catholic Church’s attitude toward gay and trans people has become slightly less harsh and slightly more confusing.—
S. C. Cornell,
The New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2025
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The tender for its initial roster of teams had attracted a directory of the steel, cement and petrochemical barons who dominate the country’s economy: Tata Steel, JSW and Sanjiv Goenka among them.—
Rory Smith,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Some of the same coal barons who celebrated Trump’s victory in 2016 soon went bankrupt.—
Kevin A. Young,
The Conversation,
18 Mar. 2025
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Strasser subverts a familiar narrative among historians of science: that natural history met its demise in the late nineteenth century thanks to the rise of experimentalism and the subsequent hegemony of molecular biology.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Mar. 2025
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And if Tehran tries to rebuild, then Israel and the U.S. will have to go back in, until a new regime arises in Tehran that focuses on the welfare of its people instead of domestic, regional and global terror and hegemony.—
Michael Makovsky and John Hannah,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Lordship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lordship. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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