as in families
a group of people who are related that maintain a powerful position for a long time
The latest heirs of the ruling dynasty have no interest in ceding their position of authority over the land.
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Recent Examples of dynasties
But this coalition between two family dynasties – Bongbong Marcos is the son of former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos and still powerful matriach of the family, Imelda – broke down rather quickly.
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Lisandro Claudio, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2025
With the win, UConn has now won 36 consecutive conference tournament games and its fifth consecutive Big East tournament title — quite a run for one of women's college basketball's greatest dynasties.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
For example, the death of kings in Mesopotamia was often foretold by an eclipse, with research revealing that 4,000-year-old tablets contain predictions of eclipses interpreted as signals of the end of dynasties.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Experts believe that Aten was a thriving multicultural and multilingual city that remained active for centuries, supplying gold to Egyptian dynasties for adorning their palaces, bodies, and tombs.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Mar. 2025
Dozens of pharaohs left their mark on the site, which was built between the 12th and 20th dynasties, and researchers are still working to understand its historical significance thousands of years later.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Nestled between the thousands of modern, mid-rise buildings are ancient structures designed and erected over centuries by Alexandria’s diverse ruling dynasties.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
The Philadelphia Eagles slayed both dynasties, yes.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
The Great Wall of China wasn’t a single construction project, but rather a series of defensive and border fortifications linked over hundreds of years under the direction of multiple royal dynasties.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Feb. 2025
Lisandro Claudio, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2025
With the win, UConn has now won 36 consecutive conference tournament games and its fifth consecutive Big East tournament title — quite a run for one of women's college basketball's greatest dynasties.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
For example, the death of kings in Mesopotamia was often foretold by an eclipse, with research revealing that 4,000-year-old tablets contain predictions of eclipses interpreted as signals of the end of dynasties.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Experts believe that Aten was a thriving multicultural and multilingual city that remained active for centuries, supplying gold to Egyptian dynasties for adorning their palaces, bodies, and tombs.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Mar. 2025
Dozens of pharaohs left their mark on the site, which was built between the 12th and 20th dynasties, and researchers are still working to understand its historical significance thousands of years later.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Nestled between the thousands of modern, mid-rise buildings are ancient structures designed and erected over centuries by Alexandria’s diverse ruling dynasties.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
The Philadelphia Eagles slayed both dynasties, yes.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
The Great Wall of China wasn’t a single construction project, but rather a series of defensive and border fortifications linked over hundreds of years under the direction of multiple royal dynasties.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dynasties
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Their families even know each other well, Snapp said.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
22 Mar. 2025
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These challenges are exacerbated due to rising temperatures, prolonged droughts, and extreme weather events intensifying water scarcity and disrupting fragile systems, leaving families—particularly those in poverty—without reliable access to safe water.—
Matt Damon,
TIME,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And our definition of social media was to converse about the over-the-top shenanigans of the fictional Ewing, Channing and Carrington clans at the proverbial office watercooler.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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In 2020, the California Fish and Game Commission made six lion clans a candidate for protection under the state Endangered Species Act, and are expected to decide whether to permanently list them next year.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Dec. 2024
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The tribes are suing under a law — Senate Bill 549 — that went into effect Wednesday.—
Andrew Sheeler,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Jan. 2025
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The complaint notes that Californians voted in 1984 to amend the California Constitution to ban banked games, though tribes are exempted from that ban under a 2000 state constitutional amendment.—
Andrew Sheeler,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Dynasties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynasties. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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