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imperial

[im-peer-ee-uhl] / ɪmˈpɪər i əl /
ADJECTIVE
regal
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Antonyms
STRONGEST


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These were years of imperial crisis, political unrest and popular rioting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

There may, in fact, be nothing like it in the imperial history of this planet.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Over the course of the visit, Trump is expected to visit the Temple of Heaven, a monument to imperial China and Confucian thought in the center of Beijing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Standing stiff and unsmiling next to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump appeared unmoved by the former imperial temple in Beijing where emperors once prayed for good harvests.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

“The tsar’s imperial nose can smell your smelly toe shoes from Saint Petersburg!”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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