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Recent Examples of peerage
During his investigations, Mr. Chanin used an online database that tracks the genealogical history of the British peerage and unearthed a name that looked similar: the Honorable Robert Anthony Rayne.
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Joshua Needelman, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2023
The fictional Kingdom of Redonda is something of a running in-joke among European artists, who occupy the throne and make up most of its peerage.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2022
He later was granted a peerage, making Jane a baroness.
—Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 31 May 2022
Though most historians agree that Anne was likely innocent of the crimes she was accused of, she was nonetheless unanimously convicted by a court of the peerage.
—Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 28 Aug. 2022
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Joshua Needelman, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2023
The fictional Kingdom of Redonda is something of a running in-joke among European artists, who occupy the throne and make up most of its peerage.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2022
He later was granted a peerage, making Jane a baroness.
—Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 31 May 2022
Though most historians agree that Anne was likely innocent of the crimes she was accused of, she was nonetheless unanimously convicted by a court of the peerage.
—Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 28 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peerage
Noun
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European salons were nobility inviting composers into their homes to write and play music.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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This baby name comes from the Quechuan language and was often associated with leadership and nobility.—
Marilyn La Jeunesse,
Parents,
7 Jan. 2025
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But once upon a time, this glorified barn just below San Francisco’s southern border hosted basketball royalty.—
Daniel Brown,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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The filing highlights Royalty Pharma's position as the largest buyer of biopharmaceutical royalties, with a portfolio including royalties on over 35 commercial products and 14 development-stage product candidates.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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She as the most gentry eyes and a delightful personality.—
Trish Stinger,
Kansas City Star,
15 Jan. 2025
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The Whitehaven neighborhood had developed in the late 19th century and attracted as residents the Memphis gentry.—
Michael T. Bertrand,
The Conversation,
5 June 2024
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But German society has been strained by a decade-long influx of migrants who arrived with little or no German language knowledge, and who have often received significant social assistance.—
Jim Tankersley,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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Although Fourth Church had undergone the same changes in character that the rest of society experienced during the 1960s, the congregation long had a public perception of being a church for the wealthy.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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Immediately upon being plucked from the proverbial shadows of the backroom studio, Alessandro Michele astonished with his new Gucci, a house reawakened by an intriguing gentility rich with influences from antiquity to today’s urban culture.—
Bridget Foley,
WWD,
27 Sep. 2024
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There's also an emphasis on productivity and navigating your life with quiet confidence and gentility.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
2 June 2023
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“Peerage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peerage. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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