Caesar
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Caesars
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Gaius (or Caius) Julius, c100–44 b.c., Roman general, statesman, and historian.
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Sidney, Sid, 1922–2014, U.S. comedian.
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a title of the Roman emperors from Augustus to Hadrian, and later of the heirs presumptive.
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any emperor.
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a tyrant or dictator.
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any temporal ruler, in contrast with God; the civil authority.
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a male given name: from a Roman family name.
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Gaius Julius (ˈɡaɪəs ˈdʒuːlɪəs). 100–44 bc , Roman general, statesman, and historian. He formed the first triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus (60), conquered Gaul (58–50), invaded Britain (55–54), mastered Italy (49), and defeated Pompey (46). As dictator of the Roman Empire (49–44) he destroyed the power of the corrupt Roman nobility. He also introduced the Julian calendar and planned further reforms, but fear of his sovereign power led to his assassination (44) by conspirators led by Marcus Brutus and Cassius Longinus
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any Roman emperor
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(sometimes not capital) any emperor, autocrat, dictator, or other powerful ruler
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a title of the Roman emperors from Augustus to Hadrian
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a title borne by the imperial heir from the reign of Hadrian
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the heir, deputy, and subordinate ruler to either of the two emperors under Diocletian's system of government
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short for Caesar salad
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The emperors of Germany and Russia in modern times adapted the word caesar into titles for themselves — kaiser and czar.
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As for that $18.49 squash sauce, I browned some Italian sausage, boiled pasta, warmed the sauce and put a Caesar salad and good focaccia on the table.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
With one click, Walmart shoppers can add to their online carts a family-size Stouffer’s Lasagna with a store brand Caesar salad kit and French bread.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
So the Caesar-ish dressing here is intentionally concentrated: cream cheese for body, Kewpie for tang and richness, and a dab of white miso for the salty, fermented funk that anchovy ordinarily brings to Caesar.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
If you have somehow escaped the chicken bake’s orbit, imagine a long, golden-brown bread roll stuffed with chicken, bacon and a deeply creamy combination of Caesar dressing, mozzarella and Parmesan.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
The mustached man, his face bruised, grins slyly at Caesar.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Caesars and Fertitta said they intend to work cooperatively with the FTC to provide the requested materials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The FTC requested additional information from Caesars Entertainment and Fertitta Entertainment regarding their roughly $5.7 billion merger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Besides spreading the good word about Caesars, her project gives her far-flung teammates a way to keep in touch during the offseason.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Later that month she delayed her residency at Caesars Palace — her first residency on the Las Vegas Strip in more than 30 years — due to unspecified “health challenges.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Let’s check out Caesars Palace,” I tell Mackenzie.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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