princeling

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Recent Examples of princeling If the trial of Bo Xilai, a princeling and former Politburo member in China, had been a TV drama, the closing credits for directing and scripting would have gone to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Communist Party’s secret anti-corruption body. Pin Ho, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2013 The publicity blitz set tongues wagging among princelings. Time, 16 June 2023 While referring to Xi Jinping and other fellow princelings who grew up during the 1966-1976 Cultural Revolution, the younger Hu noted that many youth of that period had limited access to books and did little learning. Time, 16 June 2023 Pigeonholing him into 'Man Who Likes Cinderella and Literally Only Cinderella' is disappointing, especially since Dobson imbues the socially awkward princeling with real heart. Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for princeling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for princeling
Noun
  • She's been linked to everyone from Leonardo DiCaprio to a Saudi prince, and was even married to Donald Trump Jr. for 13 years.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The prince is disappointed in his offspring — the family has gone to seed.
    Anthony Paletta, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Some of the same coal barons who celebrated Trump’s victory in 2016 soon went bankrupt.
    Kevin A. Young, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Queen Charlotte presents Francesca with a marquis from Vienna.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • With privacy in mind, With Love, Meghan isn’t filmed at the duke and duchess’s actual home.
    Ally Neagen, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • With James' support, George became an earl, a marquess and ultimately a duke (a rarity for nonroyals).
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Klimek: Moving into the 20th century, Tony cited the story of an English earl named Lord Carnarvon.
    Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2023
Noun
  • And with Crimson Peak, del Toro swings for the fences, with big gestures from English baronet Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleson) to prove his love for American heiress Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska), a big decaying mansion, and big ghost energy.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
  • For one, Lady Valerie Meux, a banjo-playing music hall singer who married a British baronet, became a social sensation and quirky philanthropist, and was known to drive around London in a carriage pulled by a pair of zebras.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • The viscount’s son, the Marquis of Praia and Monforte, added a second floor and greatly expanded the garden surrounding it, purchasing ten more hectares and bringing the property to 12.5 hectares (31 acres) and turning parts of it into a romantic garden in the English fashion.
    Ann Abel, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The other half, however, followed the taste of the viscount and was more classical.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025

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“Princeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/princeling. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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