usurper
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In this tale of an imprisoned queen, her supposedly dead husband, and her struggle against a usurper, brilliantly characterized arias succeed each other like jewels, ratcheting up the emotion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
As the manor devolves into something like “Lord of the Flies,” our hedonistic interloper uses this opening to become a usurper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2024
Mehmed regarded himself not as a usurper but as the rightful successor to the Byzantines.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
In a handwritten letter that he tweeted on Monday, he called Ms Boluarte a "usurper", and said he had been "kidnapped" and humiliated.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2022
“Yes,” was all he said, but he turned and strained his eyes to see the island which a greater usurper than even Napoleon now made interesting in his sight.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing usurper
The Tragedy of Macbeth
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