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Recent Examples of sultana
However, sultanas are generally sweeter and softer than their darker counterparts.
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Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 Sep. 2024
Per 100-g serving, raisins and sultanas are similar in calories, protein, and sugars.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 Sep. 2024
It is finished with hints of honey, and encountered with a soft, lingering finish reminiscent of plump sultanas and ripe cherries.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Sep. 2024
In another example of Islamic women rulers’ reach, a century after Zumurrud, Shajar al-Durr ruled independently as the sultana of Egypt, albeit for only three months.
—Katherine Pangonis, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2022
Due to an 18th-century mania for all things Turkish, the French trendsetter Madame de Pompadour (left) chose to be painted as a sultana.
—Nancy MacDonell, WSJ, 1 July 2021
Those pirates thrived under the protection of the island’s capricious sultana, cruel in her poverty, weakness, fearful isolation, and unnatural state of unmarried womanly rule.
—New York Times, 11 Feb. 2020
Savory pies and Christmas puddings All grapes, raisins, currants and sultanas are toxic to dogs; as are foods that contain them – which means no mince pies for your pooch.
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—Htv National Desk, Houston Chronicle, 12 Dec. 2019
Raisins, sultanas, currants and grapes, which can make pets very sick.
—Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 4 Dec. 2019
Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 Sep. 2024
Per 100-g serving, raisins and sultanas are similar in calories, protein, and sugars.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 Sep. 2024
It is finished with hints of honey, and encountered with a soft, lingering finish reminiscent of plump sultanas and ripe cherries.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Sep. 2024
In another example of Islamic women rulers’ reach, a century after Zumurrud, Shajar al-Durr ruled independently as the sultana of Egypt, albeit for only three months.
—Katherine Pangonis, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2022
Due to an 18th-century mania for all things Turkish, the French trendsetter Madame de Pompadour (left) chose to be painted as a sultana.
—Nancy MacDonell, WSJ, 1 July 2021
Those pirates thrived under the protection of the island’s capricious sultana, cruel in her poverty, weakness, fearful isolation, and unnatural state of unmarried womanly rule.
—New York Times, 11 Feb. 2020
Savory pies and Christmas puddings All grapes, raisins, currants and sultanas are toxic to dogs; as are foods that contain them – which means no mince pies for your pooch.
3.
—Htv National Desk, Houston Chronicle, 12 Dec. 2019
Raisins, sultanas, currants and grapes, which can make pets very sick.
—Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 4 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sultana
Noun
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The Blue Mosque was built by Sultan Ahmet I, the Ottoman Empire’s sultan between 1603 and 1617.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
12 Dec. 2024
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The sultan is the second-longest reigning monarch, following the late Queen Elizabeth II.—
Ashlyn Messier,
Fox News,
29 Aug. 2024
Noun
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At one point, the prince was seen giving his then-girlfriend a kiss on the cheek!—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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And unlike the Danish prince, her righteousness is undermined by the fact that Clytemnestra murdered her husband on much the same impulse as hers, punishment for his brutal slaying of another daughter.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Each cheese stick’s plastic wrapper is emblazoned with a Disney princess.—
Judy Holmes,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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On January 14, the princess shared the news with a heartfelt message that reiterated her positive mindset.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Some critics, including Kissinger, believe that Carter’s human rights policy undermined the shah.—
Stuart E. Eisenstat,
Foreign Affairs,
20 May 2024
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The 1980 presidential campaign took place against the backdrop of the hostage crisis, which began in November 1979 after the U.S. admitted the Iranian shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, into the country to receive medical treatment following the Islamic Revolution that toppled him.—
Stephen Neukam,
The Hill,
29 Dec. 2024
Noun
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King, kaiser, czar, empire, democracy, European civilization, national honor—the reasons, in hindsight, make no sense.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Doorn’s most famous citizen at the time was Wilhelm II, the German kaiser (emperor) and king of Prussia from 1888 to 1918, who was living there in exile.—
Linda Chase,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Aug. 2024
Noun
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The exhibition’s most riveting work, sure to have been a popular favorite, is the roughly life-size bronze head of Seuthes III, a Thracian king almost contemporary with, if perhaps slightly younger than, Macedonian Alexander the Great.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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The constellation Cepheus is not nearly as bright as Cassiopeia and looks nothing like a king.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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While President Biden, President-elect Trump, and Qatar’s emir announced Wednesday that a deal had been reached between Israel and Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed beginning the internal Israeli process of approving the deal.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
16 Jan. 2025
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Following the massacre, al Nusra appointed a new emir for the area, Abu Qatada al-Iraqi (not to be confused with ISIS' emir in Mosul).—
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Oct. 2015
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“Sultana.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sultana. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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