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capitalized the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe at this point all that we can do is put our fate in the hands of the Lord

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of lord The animals, some of which were once kept as pets by drug lords, were moved to another facility after staff faced threats and gunfire — a total collapse of law and order. Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025 Gone are the propulsive writing, drug lords and chase scenes. Esmeralda Santiago, New York Times, 21 May 2025 No stranger to portraying morally complex men, including Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and controversial Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara, Del Toro wasn’t scared of playing an unscrupulous businessman who’d built his fortune on exploitation. Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025 One of the Clarksons likely received the Magna Carta at some point in the early 1800s from William Lowther, the hereditary lord of Appleby manor. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for lord
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lord
Noun
  • Elsewhere, organised crime still has its tendrils in many parts of the sport across the globe, and the misty-eyed reverence for benevolent local tycoons is a notion that went extinct before the Tasmanian tiger.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 June 2025
  • Apart from the sale of primary shares, Maynilad Water Holding—which counts Metro Pacific, tycoon Isidro Consunji’s DMCI Holdings and Japan’s Marubeni Corp. among its shareholders—will sell 354.7 million shares at the IPO price, raising an additional 7.1 billion pesos in a secondary offering.
    Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • The Order of the Dannebrog is a Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by King Christian V. While once limited to 50 noblemen, the order is used today to recognize notable Danes for their service or contributions to their country.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 28 May 2025
  • The writer, a Sicilian nobleman, lived the final years of his life in Palazzo Lanza Tomasi, a grand 17th-century landmark in the Kalsa district of central Palermo.
    Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • This group includes finance mogul Stephen Smith, car dealership billionaire Norman Braman, industrial business magnate Harsh Goenka, homebuilder Patrick Neal and five anonymous respondents.
    Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • Lauder, a billionaire, philanthropist and son of the makeup magnate Estée Lauder, founded the initiative in 2022 as a way to increase access to Jewish day schools in America.
    Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Both gentlemen are pumped for the respective task ahead, especially one that involves the super stringent world of Formula 1.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
  • In what seems like a parody of a ritual that exists mostly in the imagination of cartoonists, the proposal requires the gentleman to be on his knees offering an astonished lady a box containing a ring.
    Judith Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • The ocean suites are laid out with a king bed and a large living room that opens to a generous porch with a daybed.
    Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 30 May 2025
  • However, mattress brands in this list offer sizes ranging from twin XL to California king.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • So do East Avenue and Owen Almighty, who will start farther out.
    Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 4 May 2025
  • Owen Almighty, Brian Lynch, Javier Castellano, (30-1), 38-1 21.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Noun
  • Sophie and the prince have teamed up in the past, appearing together for The Royal Foundation’s screening of Rhino Man, a documentary about wildlife rangers, hosted by United for Wildlife at Battersea Power Station in June 2023.
    Greta Bjornson, People.com, 3 June 2025
  • Italian prince explains decision to renounce throne to fashion model daughter, 19 Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy is the father of Vittoria, a 19-year-old student in the U.K. who is also a fashion model with a large Instagram following.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Each part of the plan requires Zsa-zsa and now Liesl to persuade a number of industrial barons and powerful bankers to help finance the project.
    Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
  • Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, and other tech barons like to prophesy a future in which AI cures cancer and makes everyone prosperous.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025

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“Lord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lord. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.

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