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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlords
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After more than a century of plunder and strife, under tyrants as diverse as King Leopold II of Belgium and Mobutu Sese Seko, the present-day DRC still occupies the dark heart of the continent in much of the world’s imagination.—
Holden Frith, TheWeek, 9 Jan. 2026
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The rule of law that once distinguished American power from the impunity of tyrants has been deliberately dismantled, one opinion at a time.—
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This is what dictators do, not American presidents.—
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Coup-proofing is an art, and many dictators now spend a great deal of effort making sure that their own generals will not attempt to overthrow them.—
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So what if the Engineers copied their own DNA to create humanity; how would the discovery of their existence further embolden the wealthy, who already see themselves as new gods, and drive further wedges between despots like the Five?—
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That’s reminiscent of what the despots of Eastern Europe did during the Cold War, building huge concrete apartment blocks with meager square-foot allotments per family.—
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Though he’s used to being invited to VIP gatherings — from fashion shows to meetings with presidents and kings — this seemed outside his wheelhouse.—
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He's known for reshaping the Scottish government, expanding royal authority and being one of the few Scottish kings to be canonized by the Catholic Church.—
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As an example from the story, Walpole recalled how the three princes realized that a mule was blind in its right eye after observing that only the grass on the left side of the road had been eaten.—
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In Ember & Ice, a three-part Quinn original, Williams and Storrie star as Dane and Finn, two fae princes from the rival Solari and Lunare kingdoms, according to a release.—
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Known for its perfectly fitting stone bricks, the site was built in the 15th century by the Incas and served as a sanctuary for the nation’s emperors.—
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For young emperors of ice cream, there’s a jump rope that has ice-cream-cone handles ($12) and a pencil sharpener shaped like an ice-cream truck ($24).—
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Yes, arrest the murderers, drug lords and gang members, thieves and smugglers.—
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One fictional and the other real, the drug lords look nonchalant.—
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“Overlords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlords. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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