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a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
the undisputed king of automobile sales for the entire metropolitan area
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Recent Examples of kings
Look at King of Kings, which has $67 million at the box office so far.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
Also interviewed: former KU coach Roy Williams, ESPN analyst Jay Bilas, Vanderbilt heart surgeon Ashish Shah, Vanderbilt cardiologist Jonathan Menachem, Sacramento Kings teammate Bobby Jackson, several members of the family of Scot’s heart donor, Casey Angell, and others.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
Some Kings fans took to social media to express their feelings following Thursday’s game.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
Animated movie The King of Kings, a loose adaptation of Charles Dickens' The Life of Our Lord, was released in April and made $67 million at the box office.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
And there are other possibilities, especially at the center position, like Soo Greyhound Brady Martin, the Brandon Wheat Kings’ lanky pivot Roger McQueen, Moncton’s Caleb Desnoyer and even Boston College’s James Hagens, who was projected to go first overall at the start of the season.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 6 June 2025
Idaho No Kings protests Idaho has multiple No Kings protests scheduled for June 14.
—Mcclatchy Staff, Idaho Statesman, 6 June 2025
The former Kings assistant and Ontario Reign head coach for the last two seasons was named the Boston Bruins’ new coach on Thursday.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
But this might have been McDavid’s best offensive performance of the playoffs since the opener against the Los Angeles Kings.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 26 May 2025
Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
Also interviewed: former KU coach Roy Williams, ESPN analyst Jay Bilas, Vanderbilt heart surgeon Ashish Shah, Vanderbilt cardiologist Jonathan Menachem, Sacramento Kings teammate Bobby Jackson, several members of the family of Scot’s heart donor, Casey Angell, and others.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
Some Kings fans took to social media to express their feelings following Thursday’s game.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
Animated movie The King of Kings, a loose adaptation of Charles Dickens' The Life of Our Lord, was released in April and made $67 million at the box office.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
And there are other possibilities, especially at the center position, like Soo Greyhound Brady Martin, the Brandon Wheat Kings’ lanky pivot Roger McQueen, Moncton’s Caleb Desnoyer and even Boston College’s James Hagens, who was projected to go first overall at the start of the season.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 6 June 2025
Idaho No Kings protests Idaho has multiple No Kings protests scheduled for June 14.
—Mcclatchy Staff, Idaho Statesman, 6 June 2025
The former Kings assistant and Ontario Reign head coach for the last two seasons was named the Boston Bruins’ new coach on Thursday.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
But this might have been McDavid’s best offensive performance of the playoffs since the opener against the Los Angeles Kings.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 26 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kings
princes
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The cohort will be honored at a virtual ceremony on Thursday, with the princes issuing separate congratulatory messages.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
4 Dec. 2024
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If this is how princes of the church behave, perhaps the rest of us aren’t so bad after all.—
Graham Hillard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
29 Nov. 2024
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“Kings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kings. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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