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Recent Examples of peerage
King Charles is also said to be sending royal warrants to remove Andrew’s peerage in relation to York, Inverness, and Killyleagh.
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
The Duke of York is the traditional title for the sovereign's second son, and the elite peerage has a rich royal history.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Historical-romance authors love the British peerage system so much that bookstore shelves groan with many, many more dukedoms than the two dozen or so that actually existed in the United Kingdom of the 19th century.
—Karen Ostergren, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
Like the book, the show is predicated on a classic Gilded Age bargain: American heiresses fill the dwindling coffers of the British peerage; correspondingly eligible dukes and lords bestow a noble title that papers over a nouveau-riche designation.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
The Duke of York is the traditional title for the sovereign's second son, and the elite peerage has a rich royal history.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Historical-romance authors love the British peerage system so much that bookstore shelves groan with many, many more dukedoms than the two dozen or so that actually existed in the United Kingdom of the 19th century.
—Karen Ostergren, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
Like the book, the show is predicated on a classic Gilded Age bargain: American heiresses fill the dwindling coffers of the British peerage; correspondingly eligible dukes and lords bestow a noble title that papers over a nouveau-riche designation.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peerage
Noun
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This quiet movie still packs a mighty punch—a timeless lesson in the power of empathy and nobility to melt seemingly insurmountable differences.—
Time,
Time,
10 June 2026
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Despite her lot in life, Sophie is highly educated, speaks fluent French and carries herself with dignified nobility.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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The game is also set to host royalty; King Willem-Alexander and Queen Màxima of the Netherlands plan to attend the match.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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But there’s something else worth protecting, something harder to quantify than a catalog or a royalty stream.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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The nobles and gentry—the billionaires of Tudor England—made fortunes from the reclaimed monastery lands and created a myth of Henry’s military strength and English pride.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Oct. 2025
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Parker will play Mary Washington, George’s strong willed mother, while Rodgers will play Sally Cary, the charming beauty of the Virginia gentry who first sees his potential.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Anthropic, whose ranks include many safety-minded defectors from its rival, argues the slower rollout will help society adapt to the powerful new tools.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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History shows democratic societies periodically require moral correction when economic systems begin injuring people faster than institutions can protect them.—
Tom Debley,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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Before the yuppie era, a certain staid gentility prevailed.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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But his natural gentility is tough to dress down.—
Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Peerage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peerage. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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