Cyrus

American  

[sahy-ruhs] / ˈsaɪ rəs /

noun

1. the Elderorthe Great, c600–529 b.c., king of Persia 558?–529: founder of the Persian empire.

2. the Younger, 424?–401 b.c., Persian prince and satrap: leader of the armed conspiracy against his brother King Artaxerxes II.

3. a male given name: from an Old Persian word meaning “throne.”

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Cyrus British  

/ ˈsaɪrəs /

noun

1. known as Cyrus the Great or Cyrus the Elder. died ?529 _bc , king of Persia and founder of the Persian empire

2. called the Younger. died 401 _bc , Persian satrap of Lydia: revolted against his brother Artaxerxes II, but was killed at the battle of Cunaxa See also anabasis katabasis

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Michael Cyrus Daugherty, then a postdoctoral fellow at NIST, had developed software for digitally unrolling CT scans of the "jelly rolls" found inside lithium-ion batteries.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Prolific costume designer Bob Mackie, whose dynamic sparkling and fringed creations dressed pop culture superstars such as Cher, Diana Ross, Dolly Parton, Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus, has died.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

In this environment, singer Miley Cyrus stands out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

It has an AI label and disclaimer in the description to say it is not an "official release by Miley Cyrus or Dolly Parton's representatives".

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

When Cyrus stumped out into the night he was filled with a kind of despairing anger at Charles.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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