throned

past tense of throne

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for throned
Verb
  • Frantzve was also a former beauty queen, having been crowned Miss Arizona USA in 2012.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Team rosters are re-drafted weekly by the top four players on the leaderboard, and the season concludes with the individual holding the most points crowned as champion.
    Jenn Nelson, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At which point Tyler re-enters the room and is given up by the terrified crowd (and, more importantly, anointed by Joan) as one of three people — including Bracken and one of the show’s dancers — who must make the film’s titular sacrifice to save the world from an imminent catastrophe.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Wilson was anointed the team's starter entering the season, but Dart earned the second-string role after a strong preseason performance.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Combined, these economic and political pressures created fertile ground for social mobilization.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Nothing about disabled people should be created without disabled people and this principle becomes even more critical when dealing with AI systems that can perpetuate or challenge existing biases.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Throned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throned. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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