as in magnate
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
the book festival brought together two lions of contemporary poetry for a joint reading
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Recent Examples of lion
The shop was built collaboratively between Coach, which did the lion’s share, and Bloomingdale’s.
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Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025
The lion’s share of analysts have hold ratings on the stock, according to LSEG.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
Catch up quick: The attraction, officially named the Gottesman Family Endangered Species Carousel, has alligators, flamingos, elephants, giraffes, frogs, lions and other endangered animals to ride instead of horses.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
The lion was within seconds of reaching the children when, out of the blue, Aries swooped from the sky like a cruise missile.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
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Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025
The lion’s share of analysts have hold ratings on the stock, according to LSEG.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
Catch up quick: The attraction, officially named the Gottesman Family Endangered Species Carousel, has alligators, flamingos, elephants, giraffes, frogs, lions and other endangered animals to ride instead of horses.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
The lion was within seconds of reaching the children when, out of the blue, Aries swooped from the sky like a cruise missile.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lion
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DeGeneres flipped another Montecito property—a five-bedroom, 10-bathroom compound—in February of last year to mining magnate Robert Friedland for $32 million.—
India Roby and Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
27 Mar. 2025
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The maid at Bizarre Bazaar magnate Zachary Beck’s estate?—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
13 Mar. 2025
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The two are highly respected and influential tycoons.—
Seema Mody,
CNBC,
20 Mar. 2025
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That four-acre spread was snapped up by casino tycoon Steve Wynn, but a nearby residence hoisted onto the market as a turnkey opportunity at $45 million affords equally breathtaking vistas of Aspen Mountain and Independence Pass for less than half the cost.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
5 Mar. 2025
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Marlene Daut’s deep dive into Haiti’s first — and only — king reads like a historical novel of a bygone era with Black princes and knights, an elaborate dress code and a palace, Sans-Souci, to match.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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It’s also made this former video-store clerk the king of all content.—
Ramin Setoodeh,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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She's been linked to everyone from Leonardo DiCaprio to a Saudi prince, and was even married to Donald Trump Jr. for 13 years.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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The former wife of President Donald Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., once allegedly dated a former gang member, a Saudi Arabian prince and Oscar-winner Leonardo DiCaprio.—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The tender for its initial roster of teams had attracted a directory of the steel, cement and petrochemical barons who dominate the country’s economy: Tata Steel, JSW and Sanjiv Goenka among them.—
Rory Smith,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Some of the same coal barons who celebrated Trump’s victory in 2016 soon went bankrupt.—
Kevin A. Young,
The Conversation,
18 Mar. 2025
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The city was later passed between the lords and dukes of the era, eventually falling under power of the English in 1187 and then again in 1522.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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Colombia has led the world in cocaine production since the days of iconic drug lord Pablo Escobar and most comes from the Pacific side of the country.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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Co-created with star Stephen Graham, the four-part series uses a daring one-shot for each episode to call attention to widespread reports of young boys involved in knife crimes.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2025
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It’s been a week since Ullmark capped off his star week with a victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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But Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, told reporters outside the White House on Monday that various investigations identified the deportees under the Alien Enemies Act as members of Tren de Aragua through law enforcement, social media, their activities and criminal records in the U.S. and abroad.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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What to Know DeSantis appeared at the roundtable alongside White House border czar Tom Homan and former acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Lion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lion. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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