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
Picture show Leafy Yun Ye At the East Wind Foundation, located in the heart of Los Angeles' Chinatown, many young people dedicate their after-school and weekend hours to practicing the traditional folk art of lion dancing.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025
In the aftermath of the 2018 Woolsey Fire, lions struggled to hunt, faced starvation and transversed wider and wider swaths of habitat, frequently risking road crossings.
—Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
On Saturday, three multicolored and gold-adorned dancing lions swirled, extending good wishes to the crowd while moving in step with the rhythmic beat of drums and cymbals.
—Autumn Alvarez, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
Song Selections: Protect the Pride featurette – Disney and The Lion Recovery Fund are working to protect the pride and conserve lions in the wild.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2025
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025
In the aftermath of the 2018 Woolsey Fire, lions struggled to hunt, faced starvation and transversed wider and wider swaths of habitat, frequently risking road crossings.
—Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
On Saturday, three multicolored and gold-adorned dancing lions swirled, extending good wishes to the crowd while moving in step with the rhythmic beat of drums and cymbals.
—Autumn Alvarez, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
Song Selections: Protect the Pride featurette – Disney and The Lion Recovery Fund are working to protect the pride and conserve lions in the wild.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lion
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The Residences at Sloan’s Curve is immediately south of casino-and-resort magnate Steve Wynn’s estate.—
Darrell Hofheinz,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Last month, a Brooklyn real estate magnate connected to Turkish officials admitted to orchestrating straw donations towards Adams’ mayoral campaign in a plea deal believed to require his cooperation at trial.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Billionaire business tycoon Elon Musk suggested that the International Space Station should be scrapped sooner rather than later.—
Alex Nitzberg,
Fox News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Washington today echoes with so many uncomfortable reminders of that transitional moment in Moscow—the sudden, fearful silence of critics who had previously spoken out, the business tycoons rushing to kiss the President’s ring, the lying and reality distortions to fit the official narrative.—
Susan B. Glasser,
The New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2025
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The industry legend and king of deadpan humor accidentally crashed Jessica Williams’s big moment at the SAG Awards, and their interaction about it was just delightful.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
24 Feb. 2025
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The accommodations here range from king and double oceanfront rooms to the incredible ocean suites.—
Robin Raven,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Saudi state media described the talks as happening at the prince's direction.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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Led by the crown prince, the Saudi Public Investment Fund reportedly invested $2 billion in Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner's private equity firm after Mr. Trump left the White House in 2021.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2025
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This should be done federally but will not happen when America’s richest tech baron, Elon Musk, is already ransacking sensitive federal agency data with no legal warrant.—
Kevin Sullivan,
Hartford Courant,
20 Feb. 2025
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Those include: Amazon Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos Google CEO Sundar Pichai Apple CEO Tim Cook OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Far-right social media baron Elon Musk was a prominent figure during the ceremony, continuing his presence that was established during the campaign.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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Half Lord of the Fishes Pose Half lord of the fishes pose is a spinal twist that can help with mobility in the spine and hips.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
3 Feb. 2025
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He was hired to retool a script by the screenwriter Thomas Lee Wright based on the story of Nicky Barnes, the heroin lord of Harlem in the 1960s and ’70s.—
Alex Williams,
New York Times,
29 Jan. 2025
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Michelle Monaghan is actress Jaclyn Lemon: The TV star is famous enough to be recognized by other guests (and paid for her childhood friends' vacations).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher may be going through a $75 million divorce, but the Borat star only had good things to say about his ex in her new post.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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Border czar Tom Homan told Fox News the operation was part of a larger criminal investigation into a network, and a lot of the people of interest were located in the Colony Ridge area.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Other administration officials who participated included White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and border czar Tom Homan.—
Alex Isenstadt,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Lion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lion. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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