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Recent Examples of throne
Elise Taylor, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
One baddie, the leader of a biker gang, wears a horned helmet and sits on a motorcycle throne with flaring pipes and pistons.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Mar. 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 | [email protected], al, 14 Jan. 2020
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Noun
Gabriella was born first in 2014, but due to male primogeniture laws, Jacques was named the heir to the Monaco throne.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
One baddie, the leader of a biker gang, wears a horned helmet and sits on a motorcycle throne with flaring pipes and pistons.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Mar. 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 | [email protected], al, 14 Jan. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throne
Noun
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Jury selection for Karen Read's retrial on murder and other charges in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O'Keefe, resumes Thursday with just one more seat to fill.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Because Sai's group attended Tribal Council first, she was denied a spot on the Survivor 48 jury and that first seat went to Cedrek instead.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Start cuing up some Matlock reruns to fill all that dead airtime because the Sole Survivor has already been crowned.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The record has been covered on releases from artists like Amy Studt and Joanne Farrell, but Crow has crowned Clarkson’s version as the best yet — ranking even higher than her own.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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Even a little excess acidity shoves this cocktail off its pedestal of greatness.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
5 Apr. 2025
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But according to new research, red wine may not deserve its pedestal.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
25 Mar. 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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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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Laying out the bill at the top of the debate, Rep. Brad Buckley, a Salado Republican and the bill’s House sponsor, said the legislation empowers parents to choose the educational path that best fits their child’s need.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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If desired, turn oven to broil and broil until top is evenly browned in spots, about 2 minutes.—
Nicole Hopper,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2025
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The cut is also inching closer to the pinnacle of both the Hot Latin Songs and Latin Streaming Songs charts.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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This version of Florida does have some conspicuous differences from the one Billy Donovan first led to the pinnacle in 2006, nine years after arriving from Marshall.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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That united display of fealty reflected Big Tech’s hopes that Trump would be more accommodating than President Biden’s administration and help propel an already booming industry to even greater heights.—
Mae Anderson and Michael Liedtke,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Hanging Your Curtain Rods Too Low One thing that can dramatically increase the feeling of space in your room is hanging your curtains at the right height.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2025
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But adults going gaga for the Rizzler cannot be what passes for culture in the interim — not least because their endorsement signals to a nation of other impressionable children that asinine eminence is something to aspire to.—
Helen Holmes,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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At Davos Worldwide, his eminence Shyalpa Rinpoche and other global leaders outlined the Four Pillars for Lasting Peace: 1.—
Dr. Adil Dalal,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Throne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throne. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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