tyrannical
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The sequel sees Anne Hathaway's character return to work under tyrannical editor Miranda Priestly, portrayed again by Meryl Streep, as their fashion magazine faces an existential crisis.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
Student-made memes depict the administrator behind the proposal as Gandalf from “Lord of the Rings” saying “You shall not pass!” or as Dolores Umbridge, the tyrannical Hogwarts headmistress from “Harry Potter.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The film delved into the loneliness of a woman trapped in a loveless marriage to a philandering, often tyrannical landlord in an opulent yet feudal world.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2025
And having lived under the conditions of a tyrannical government, the authors of the Bill of Rights understood the primacy of free speech.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2025
Even though Incheon was close to Seoul, most people despised the tyrannical old guy with the foreign wife.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
Vocabulary lists containing tyrannical
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" by Patrick Henry (1775)
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