as in dominion
royal power over a country
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Recent Examples of scepter
Nick Saban owned Kirby Smart, but the SEC’s scepter passed to Smart’s hands after Saban retired.
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Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Sticks, staff, swords, sabers, whips or scepters including extendable items.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
Among these finds were a pair of gold earrings featuring depictions of lion heads; a gold earring in the form of a naked, winged Eros figure with a scepter in his right hand and a wreath in his left; and a gold necklace.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Why would Prime ever want to cede that scepter to anyone else?
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 19 Nov. 2024
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Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Sticks, staff, swords, sabers, whips or scepters including extendable items.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
Among these finds were a pair of gold earrings featuring depictions of lion heads; a gold earring in the form of a naked, winged Eros figure with a scepter in his right hand and a wreath in his left; and a gold necklace.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Why would Prime ever want to cede that scepter to anyone else?
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scepter
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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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As such, the Russian approach differs strikingly from China’s far more comprehensive and long-term strategy, which aims at building a worldwide imperium and whose economic interests in Africa dwarf Russia’s by a measure of almost ten to one.—
Stephen Smith,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Mar. 2022
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But our failure to anticipate this most recent spark of dissent is perhaps more understandable; after all, as Xi’s one-party Leninist imperium has gathered momentum, most foreign journalists have been expelled from China.—
Orville Schell,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Dec. 2022
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Odom assumed the reigns of the VCU program following two seasons at Utah State that produced a 44-25 record.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Arch Manning is preparing to take the reigns as the starting quarterback for the Texas Longhorns and after sitting behind Quinn Ewers for two seasons the expectations are massive for the Louisiana native.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2025
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Under the Zhou dynasty, many smaller lordships fought for power in their regions including Hubei Province where the tombs are buried, according to Britannica.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2024
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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
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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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Others resisted Christianity, as, at best, an insufficient replacement for their traditional African religion and a tool of white domination.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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That's why these guys have a decade of domination… all there guys are strong believers.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
26 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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Extradition was another historical pain point for the Mexican left, with its implied premise that American justice superseded Mexican sovereignty.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
28 Mar. 2025
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The stablecoin industry is witnessing a wave of strategic acquisitions as companies position themselves for dominance in the rapidly expanding digital payments landscape.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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From the early days of Bill Russell to the modern-day dominance of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, the series captures the spirit of a franchise that has stood at the crossroads of basketball excellence and societal evolution.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Scepter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scepter. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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