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as in rulers
one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority
the ruling monarch of Britain at that time was Queen Elizabeth I
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as in magnates
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
the glitzy gala was attended by most of the reigning monarchs of the recording industry
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Recent Examples of monarchs
The zoo participates in conservation efforts by tagging monarchs and reporting sightings to track their migration.
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Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Regulating the pesticides that pose the biggest threats to monarchs would also likely face resistance from farmers.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Planting a pollinator garden with milkweed (the only plant the butterflies will lay eggs on) and nectar-producing plants (for eating) can provide a hospitable habitat for migrating monarchs.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
In the last three decades, the population of monarchs has suffered a 90% decline.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
The monarchs weighed down the trees’ boughs in enormous, swollen clusters and danced around white blossoms that laced the ground cover.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 14 Mar. 2025
Nat Hab also bolsters the local economy through tourism so people can continue these projects year-round instead of leaving to secure work elsewhere during the spring and summer when the monarchs head back north.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 14 Mar. 2025
For Laine Johnson Crump, seeing the monarchs had been a lifelong dream after raising the butterflies and teaching her preschool classes in Minnesota about them for years.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 14 Mar. 2025
The western monarchs fly about 300 miles from the Pacific Coast to inland areas in the West.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Regulating the pesticides that pose the biggest threats to monarchs would also likely face resistance from farmers.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Planting a pollinator garden with milkweed (the only plant the butterflies will lay eggs on) and nectar-producing plants (for eating) can provide a hospitable habitat for migrating monarchs.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
In the last three decades, the population of monarchs has suffered a 90% decline.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
The monarchs weighed down the trees’ boughs in enormous, swollen clusters and danced around white blossoms that laced the ground cover.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 14 Mar. 2025
Nat Hab also bolsters the local economy through tourism so people can continue these projects year-round instead of leaving to secure work elsewhere during the spring and summer when the monarchs head back north.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 14 Mar. 2025
For Laine Johnson Crump, seeing the monarchs had been a lifelong dream after raising the butterflies and teaching her preschool classes in Minnesota about them for years.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 14 Mar. 2025
The western monarchs fly about 300 miles from the Pacific Coast to inland areas in the West.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Monarchs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monarchs. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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