as in monarch
one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority
the aging ruler agonized over the choice of an heir
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Recent Examples of ruler
Founded by Macedonian ruler Alexander the Great more than 2,000 years ago, Alexandria is one of the oldest cities in the world and is currently among the most populated in Africa, home to 6 million people.
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Mostafa Salem, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
This is a shift away from the 2023 presidential decree that named the Oba of Benin, the traditional ruler of the Edo people, as their rightful owner and custodian.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 Feb. 2025
In El Salvador in the 1960s, Todd writes, peasants and workers joined with progressive Catholics and intellectuals to push against the country’s oligarchic rulers, known as the fourteen families.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 24 Feb. 2025
Setting boundaries around money will come more easily around March 12, when the sun meets with your traditional ruler Saturn for a productive cazimi.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Feb. 2025
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Mostafa Salem, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
This is a shift away from the 2023 presidential decree that named the Oba of Benin, the traditional ruler of the Edo people, as their rightful owner and custodian.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 Feb. 2025
In El Salvador in the 1960s, Todd writes, peasants and workers joined with progressive Catholics and intellectuals to push against the country’s oligarchic rulers, known as the fourteen families.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 24 Feb. 2025
Setting boundaries around money will come more easily around March 12, when the sun meets with your traditional ruler Saturn for a productive cazimi.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruler
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As the next monarch, William holds the key to the pomp and pageantry Trump admires.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
7 Mar. 2025
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But as Eden pointed out, Charles and subsequent monarchs have the power to take the title away.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The American sovereign held fast for his plan to turn Ukraine into a client of the U.S.—
Paul Bedard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
1 Mar. 2025
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Since 2012, emerging market banks’ exposure to their own sovereign’s debt has risen over 35%.—
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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It was commissioned by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife and later became his own resting place, as well.—
Morgan Goldberg,
Architectural Digest,
25 Feb. 2025
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In a final act of capitulation, the seven-year-old Song emperor, Zhao Bing, drowned himself to evade capture by the Mongol navy.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Watch Black Widow on Disney+ Black Panther Following his father’s death, T’Challa returns home to Wakanda, a secretive nation with impressive technological advancements, to take his place as king.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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And a civilization in ancient Mesopotamia saw the blood red moon as a bad omen for the king.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Ruler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruler. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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