as in magnate
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
a media baron who owns newspapers, television and radio stations, and even several cable networks
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Recent Examples of baron
Feeding their massive media empires, media barons like William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer competed for readership by printing sensationalist stories, gossip, and exaggerated claims.
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Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
The property includes a 1929 Spanish colonial-style cottage, the first of five planned by oil baron Edward Doheny’s son, Ned, as a retreat enclave in Capistrano Beach, along with a 1981 European-style home.
—Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
The Coastal Commuter Link idea is an outgrowth of a plan researched and coordinated by the Florida Department of Transportation starting in 2003, decades after passenger rail service along the line founded by oil baron Henry Flagler ceased in 1968.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Though one is a human innovation and the other hails from a distant world, neither would’ve posed a danger had greedy tech barons not released them from the Pandora’s box of scientific progress.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
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Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
The property includes a 1929 Spanish colonial-style cottage, the first of five planned by oil baron Edward Doheny’s son, Ned, as a retreat enclave in Capistrano Beach, along with a 1981 European-style home.
—Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
The Coastal Commuter Link idea is an outgrowth of a plan researched and coordinated by the Florida Department of Transportation starting in 2003, decades after passenger rail service along the line founded by oil baron Henry Flagler ceased in 1968.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Though one is a human innovation and the other hails from a distant world, neither would’ve posed a danger had greedy tech barons not released them from the Pandora’s box of scientific progress.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baron
Noun
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The same goes for the Miami Dolphins’ Stephen Ross, a real estate magnate who was flat year-over-year and is worth $17 billion.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Charnvirakul, a construction magnate, succeeds Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a member of the powerful Shinawatra family who was suspended in July after a phone call with a former Cambodian leader was leaked.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In court documents obtained by PEOPLE, the Israeli Russian diamond tycoon filed suit against him for allegedly impersonating them and unjustly enriching himself using their last name.—
Kelsie Gibson,
People.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In a video posted by Mamdani on Monday, Morgan Spector is seen dressed as his railroad tycoon character, George Russell, from the HBO historical drama that’s set in the late 19th century and follows the lives of New York’s megarich.—
Judy Kurtz,
The Hill,
9 Sep. 2025
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In the 1600s the British parliament firmly established its predominance over the king, while Europe saw the rise of absolute monarchies in the then-great continental powers of Spain and France.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Fort Lauderdale alerted residents that the heavy rain in recent days, coupled with king tides, put some major roads in the city underwater this week.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Baron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baron. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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