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
There are housecats and alley cats, Brawley said, and then there are tigers and lions.
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Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
German magicians Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Uwe Horn in real life became Las Vegas stars along with their white lions and tigers.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
Known for their flamboyant costumes and elaborate stage show that involved live lions and tigers, Siegfried & Roy became one of the most popular acts on the Las Vegas strip in the 1990s.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 12 May 2025
Meanwhile, foundation models and synthetic content tools continued to absorb the lion’s share.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
German magicians Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Uwe Horn in real life became Las Vegas stars along with their white lions and tigers.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
Known for their flamboyant costumes and elaborate stage show that involved live lions and tigers, Siegfried & Roy became one of the most popular acts on the Las Vegas strip in the 1990s.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 12 May 2025
Meanwhile, foundation models and synthetic content tools continued to absorb the lion’s share.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lion
Noun
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But the character is more of a riff on the real-life oil baron Calouste Gulbenkian, the world’s richest man at the time of his death in 1955 and a template for today’s globe-roaming magnates who pledge allegiance only to their own ambitions.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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The brand is a jewel in the crown of luxury magnate Bernard Arnault, the founder of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, who has owned Dior since 1984.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
29 May 2025
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Luxury goods tycoon and Afrikaner Johann Rupert was also in the delegation to help ease Trump’s concerns that land was being seized from white farmers.—
Gerald Imray,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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In both the book and the Kurosawa film, the tycoon at the center of the story’s conflict is in the shoe business.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2025
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Visit the Binnenhof, one of Europe’s oldest parliamentary buildings and stroll past Noordeinde Palace, the working palace of the Dutch king.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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The heart king may not be pulling its full weight but might provide a discard.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2025
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In March 2024, Prince Joachim and Princess Marie gave an interview to The Washington Post in Washington, D.C., where the prince works as a defense industry attaché at the Danish Embassy.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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Off the back of that viral video, a fan of Harry and Meghan Markle suggested the prince was the most obvious example, posting several videos of Harry on royal engagements.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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The baron and his pious daughter seem at peace with their mutual estrangement until Zsa-zsa suddenly decides to break that habit.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
18 May 2025
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In his view, the tech barons were not even on the right path to building their artificial Einstein.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
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The animals, some of which were once kept as pets by drug lords, were moved to another facility after staff faced threats and gunfire — a total collapse of law and order.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2025
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Gone are the propulsive writing, drug lords and chase scenes.—
Esmeralda Santiago,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Here's what stars, constellations are the best to spot in May Stargazing this May?—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Trump and Kardashian were both reality stars who perhaps rivalled only each other in their ability to outrage the public.—
M. J. Corey,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
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That was evident during the citywide immigration raids attended by Trump’s border czar Tom Homan and the TV personality Dr. Phil in January — and now in Wednesday’s courthouse arrests.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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Just two weeks into his tenure as the FDA’s new vaccine czar, Prasad seems to be taking the first steps toward turning this rhetoric into reality.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2025
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“Lion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lion. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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