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noun

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Recent Examples of palatine
Noun
During the Thirty Years’ War, military enterprisers included such figures as Ernst von Mansfeld, who raised an army for the elector palatine, and Albrecht von Wallenstein, who offered his services to Ferdinand II, the Holy Roman emperor. Allison Stanger, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
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Adjective
  • Nearly 30 years later, a community group may have the best shot at revitalizing the palatial fortress in the Bronx. Empire State Building: Views of the iconic skyscraper are being obscured by a new 860-foot luxury tower rising just blocks away.
    John Freeman Gill, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Click here for more photos of the palatial Barbados estate.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • These discoveries have bridged the gap between Africa’s primate ancestors and the diverse array of New World monkeys thriving today, including capuchins, howler monkeys and tamarins.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Soon, Macrinus has ascended to the side of Emperor Caracalla and sweeps into a room full of senators shocked that the young man has named his pet capuchin to a military post.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The additional guest bedrooms, equally as sumptuous, are located on another wing of the house, which awards plenty of privacy for homeowners in the primary suite.
    Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • And telling these stories requires sumptuous costuming, attention to historical detail and, of course, an appropriately regal setting.
    Alex Apatoff, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Rather than betray alienation, her surviving correspondence—mostly to Cassandra—talks of fabrics, caps and pelisses (a type of woman’s cloak); social calls, dinners, and balls; the weather; her mother’s health; and people—often dozens of names.
    Robert Garnett, WSJ, 14 July 2017
  • Rather than betray alienation, her surviving correspondence—mostly to Cassandra—talks of fabrics, caps and pelisses (a type of woman’s cloak)
    Robert Garnett, WSJ, 14 July 2017
Adjective
  • The worlds of hip-hop and reggaeton have been intertwined in both style and sound since the origins of both genres, particularly in their common affinity for opulent jewelry.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Each year, the Maasai Mara draws visitors in droves to enjoy its polished hotels and opulent ecolodges, and for those in search of upscale accommodations that provide a fascinating perspective on the region, Mara Toto Tree Camp is the perfect spot.
    Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • To show off her new look, Fox channeled ’90s menswear fashion in a colorful floral-print shirt with pointy lapels paired with a black tuxedo cape, matching baggy pants and chunky brown leather loafers.
    Renan Botelho, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
  • David Corenswet is the new guy in the red cape, Rachel Brosnahan plays ace journalist/love interest Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult co-stars as villainous Lex Luthor in an adventure that introduces Superman's best friend: Krypto the dog.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Timber and Gabriel did well to delay him or suppress his shots when Villa managed to find him in one-on-one situations but Watkins was superb in the second half and the unfamiliarity of Arsenal’s team was exposed for Villa’s two goals.
    Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
  • These superb lead performances by all-time-great cast members work perfectly in concert, capturing and skewering a specific self-serious art-house style.
    The New York Times, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • For more of a European flair, there’s the mantilla veil.
    Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Weirdest Head Gear Lana Del Rey, wearing an Alexander McQueen gown, was topped by a thorn of crowns or Spanish mantilla — or maybe both.
    Merle Ginsberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024

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“Palatine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palatine. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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