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a wealthy person
capitalists who lost everything in the '29 Crash
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Recent Examples of capitalist
Joel Khalili, WIRED, 31 Jan. 2025
Venture capitalists and founders have been actively debating the impact of DeepSeek on Silicon Valley.
—Dr. Ekta Dang, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Emily Eakin, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Money is the bedrock of our capitalist system, but recent moves from the Trump administration have made that foundation feel a bit squishier.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
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Noun
But in an interview on January 23, venture capitalist David Sacks, appointed by Trump as the US AI and crypto czar, claimed that memecoins should be treated as a type of collectible, an unregulated asset class.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 31 Jan. 2025
Venture capitalists and founders have been actively debating the impact of DeepSeek on Silicon Valley.
—Dr. Ekta Dang, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
According to theory, words referred not to the world they were tasked with representing but only to other words in a ruthless system where meaning was elusive, reality an illusion and the self a romantic fiction perpetrated by the capitalist bourgeoisie.
—Emily Eakin, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Money is the bedrock of our capitalist system, but recent moves from the Trump administration have made that foundation feel a bit squishier.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalist
Noun
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Meanwhile, Democratic governors, like Walz, will be figuring out what kind of power states like his have as Trump steps back into the White House.—
Clay Masters,
NPR,
19 Dec. 2024
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The creator economy is increasingly resembling a system of haves and have-nots, where a small group of elite creators captures the most financial gains, while the majority struggle to monetize their content.—
Jules Herd,
Forbes,
10 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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London dominates almost every aspect of British life—economic, political, and cultural—and yet newspapers rarely cover it as a separate entity.—
Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2025
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After a trip to Washington last month, during which South Korean officials asked the U.S. to exempt the country from any tariffs such as those recently placed on aluminum and steel, trade minister Ahn Duk-geun told reporters that the government needed to evaluate the plan’s economic viability.—
Max Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Several companies have attempted commercial lunar landings in recent years.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
2 Mar. 2025
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Together the companies account for the vast majority of the commercial airplane market.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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From south suburban Homewood to northwest suburban Rolling Meadows, more towns are raising money from red-light cameras, plaguing drivers who are just trying to get to work, go to the grocery or drive their kids to a basketball game, among other everyday activities.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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Well, apparently the Kentucky distillery is continuing its altruistic streak, because starting today nonprofit organizations can apply to the 100 Bourbon Sets for 100 Charities initiative to receive some of its most valuable bottles to auction off to raise money for a series of good causes.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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FedEx is suing Donald Trump-supporting pillow magnate Mike Lindell for nearly $9 million in unpaid delivery fees.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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The project soon attached Ed Harris to play James, a celebrated actor but failed property magnate.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But the president’s wide-ranging push to slash government spending, led by billionaire Elon Musk, is weakening the federal office charged with implementing the No Surprises Act.—
Noam N. Levey,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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As Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency dominate headlines, Democrats are becoming increasingly concerned the billionaire entrepreneur is providing political cover for President Donald Trump.—
Naomi Lim,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Capitalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalist. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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