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Armed with advanced weaponry inherited from the last Pahlavi shah, the government launched a military campaign in Kurdistan province.
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Shukriya Bradost, The Conversation, 28 June 2025
Khamenei, 86, has led Iran since the death in 1989 of its founding supreme leader, Ruhollah Khomeini, who had led Iran for 10 years after toppling the country's last shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 June 2025
In January 1979, the shah left Iran, ostensibly to seek cancer treatment.
—Jeffrey Fields, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
Months later, when the United States allowed the shah into the country for cancer treatment in New York, anger boiled over in Tehran leading to the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in November 1979 by militant students.
—Nasser Karimi, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
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Shukriya Bradost, The Conversation, 28 June 2025
Khamenei, 86, has led Iran since the death in 1989 of its founding supreme leader, Ruhollah Khomeini, who had led Iran for 10 years after toppling the country's last shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 June 2025
In January 1979, the shah left Iran, ostensibly to seek cancer treatment.
—Jeffrey Fields, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
Months later, when the United States allowed the shah into the country for cancer treatment in New York, anger boiled over in Tehran leading to the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in November 1979 by militant students.
—Nasser Karimi, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shah
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His successor, Sheikh Haibatullah Akhunzada, whose son became a suicide bomber, is an austere cleric who has adopted the reclusive mystique of the original amir.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2022
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The amir of Kabul bought bicycles for his entire harem.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
17 June 2020
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The painting, which depicts a bejeweled sultan, the 38cm x 29cm piece was still shrouded in mystery, prompting the new owner to get an expert opinion.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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Sultanate: Supreme power rests in the hands of a sultan.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Noun
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At times this prince of the treetops seems to be almost un real.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
21 Aug. 2025
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There are reports that the prince crashed his Range Rover through electric gates in Windsor Great Park to avoid a detour in 2016.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
15 Aug. 2025
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None will shout the emperor has no clothes to preserve their unwarranted esteem, occasionally soaring to veneration among the unschooled.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Aug. 2025
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Has the Bama emperor’s post-2023 abdication slightly eased the pressure on everybody else?—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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This is the game that Lurker employs in the name of sustaining tension: How far will someone go to remain in the king’s favor?—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
23 Aug. 2025
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One of my favorite directors is Christopher Nolan, because he’s got such a f—king twisted way of telling a story.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
22 Aug. 2025
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Timur modeled his state on that of Genghis Khan and even married one of his descendants to strengthen his association with the great khan.—
Valerie Hansen,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Sep. 2022
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The Nizari imams claim direct descent from the Prophet Mohammed; it has been rumored that the current khan’s personal fortune is $13.3 billion.—
John Ganz,
Harper's Magazine,
22 May 2024
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Alongside Gadot, the film starred Rachel Zegler as the titular Disney princess, Andrew Burnap as the Prince Charming stand-in Jonathan, Patrick Page as the Magic Mirror and Ansu Kabia as the Huntsman.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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The princess will officially open the festival, joined by a delegation of 500 Belgian media, entertainment, sports and gaming industry leaders.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
12 Aug. 2025
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The deal was coordinated at the highest level by the president, Vice President JD Vance, and the Qatari emir and prime minister.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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After finishing this look into the rich culture left by the Moors, readers will want to head to the internet to learn more about these Islamic centuries and the palaces from which the emirs ruled.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 June 2025
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“Shah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shah. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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