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Recent Examples of throne
Elise Taylor, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2025
Friday’s 25-point blowout by a surging Oklahoma City Thunder team, a legitimate threat to the championship throne, showcased the troubling norm for opponents exploiting New York’s lack of reliable bench depth.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
And like Clemson last year, LSU de-throned the defending champion in the title game (winning 42-25), though this one was on a 29-game winning streak.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 14 Jan. 2020
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Noun
Anwar Hussein/Getty Images William Arthur Philip Louis Year Born: 1982
Parents: Prince Charles of Wales and Princess Diana of Wales
Origin: It’s said that Prince Charles wanted to give his first son, and the heir to the British throne, the first name of Arthur.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2025
Friday’s 25-point blowout by a surging Oklahoma City Thunder team, a legitimate threat to the championship throne, showcased the troubling norm for opponents exploiting New York’s lack of reliable bench depth.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
Verb
Kate Daly, relationship expert and cofounder of online divorce service amicable, shared the pros and cons of throning.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
And like Clemson last year, LSU de-throned the defending champion in the title game (winning 42-25), though this one was on a 29-game winning streak.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 14 Jan. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throne
Noun
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Additionally, the Cure simply set prices low on their own, with some venues offering seats for $25.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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What’s even more remarkable – and came to light only after his death – is that during the war, Bartali joined the underground resistance, cycling across northern Italy to transport counterfeit identity documents, stuffed into the handlebars and seat posts of his bike.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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The dress—adorned with cowrie shells, Black Swarovski crystals, and crowned with a stunning headpiece made a statement.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
3 Feb. 2025
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Everyone and everything can ease into the suite, which crowns the third floor of the wing closest to the water, with its own elevator entrance, infinity pool, and multiple alfresco hammocks for lounging.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2025
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The official National Women’s Soccer League game ball sits on a pedestal at the start of the NWSL match between NJ/NY Gotham FC and North Carolina Courage at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey, May 4, 2024.—
Jessica Golden,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2025
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Installed in 1935, the statue by Charles Rumsey was recently returned to its original pedestal and unveiled in commemoration of Lima’s 490th anniversary in the presence of the city’s far-right leaning mayor, Rafael López Aliaga.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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Khan’s populist and polarizing bid to regain power has been dealt a huge, most likely fatal blow by the institution that once enthroned Khan.—
Aqil Shah,
Foreign Affairs,
16 June 2023
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The decision enthrones the high court—an unelected majority—as a group of technically incompetent, in some cases corrupt, politicos in robes with power over matters that hinge on vital facts about pollution, medicine, employment and much else.—
The Editors,
Scientific American,
10 July 2024
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Deputies found mangrove leaves matted to the boat’s floor and its Bimini top, along with branch scratches on the hull.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Story would’ve batted somewhere at the top of the lineup, but after him the Red Sox probably would have had to bat Wong fifth or sixth just to break up all the lefties.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Tim Robinson and Sam Richardson, the comedic geniuses behind Detroiters, a sitcom about an underdog advertising firm, have finally made it to the pinnacle of American commercialism: the Super Bowl.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
9 Feb. 2025
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The Super Bowl is the pinnacle of sports betting, an industry that could mean even more to Ohio in the years to come.—
Troy Smith,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Russian envoy’s comments are the latest sign of deepening ties between the two countries, which have recently reached heights unseen since the Cold War.—
Edward Szekeres,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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The follow-up, Monster Hunter Wilds ($69.99), is poised to take the addictive monster-hunting gameplay to greater heights with an expansive and highly dynamic world, refined weapon abilities, and new context-sensitive special attacks.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Feb. 2025
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Still, Valéry’s eminence as a modernist is indisputable.—
Benjamin Kunkel,
The New Yorker,
9 Dec. 2024
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But Mufasa doesn’t offer the iconic character a story worthy of his eminence.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Throne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throne. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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