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
While brush management efforts on city land are spread across different departments, including Public Utilities and Transportation, the lion’s share is with Parks & Recreation.
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Tyler Faurot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
It’s also got to help that Tisch has gotten hundreds of officers out of desk jobs and into the streets, and most of all is focusing police on the recidivists who commit the lion’s share of violent crime using every tool the department’s got.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
And Gene’s Sheriff Little Bill had the lion’s share of the lines.
—Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
The need to remain an automaker employee’s widow — as in, the recipient of the lion’s share of his pension — drove every major decision Clara made since the 1980s.
—Jackie Charniga, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
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Tyler Faurot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
It’s also got to help that Tisch has gotten hundreds of officers out of desk jobs and into the streets, and most of all is focusing police on the recidivists who commit the lion’s share of violent crime using every tool the department’s got.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
And Gene’s Sheriff Little Bill had the lion’s share of the lines.
—Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
The need to remain an automaker employee’s widow — as in, the recipient of the lion’s share of his pension — drove every major decision Clara made since the 1980s.
—Jackie Charniga, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lion
Noun
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Hennessy, grandson of the liquor magnate, was surrounded by Cognac vessels growing up.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
15 Mar. 2025
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Real estate magnate Lee Shau Kee held on to his perch as the city’s second-richest with a net worth of $29.2 billion.—
Jane Ho,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 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
Noun
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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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This year, Todd Hurley is Mr. Pat, the parade’s king, and Mary Fischer is Miss Shamrock, the parade’s queen.—
Craig Lassig,
Twin Cities,
19 Mar. 2025
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Despite failing to produce a breakthrough, the meeting illustrated the convening reach of the crown prince and his intention to act as a diplomatic go-between in the Ukraine-Russia war.—
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen,
The Conversation,
14 Mar. 2025
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Recommended Safety As Trump proves unreliable, Europe rushes to firm up defenses on its own Saudi oil also gives the crown prince sway over the global supply of crude and its price.—
Ned Temko,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 Mar. 2025
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Tech barons are moving forward with artificial intelligence programs at full speed, without regard for ethics, intellectual property rights, risks to our society, or energy demands.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Forest Home Cemetery is the final resting place for many of Milwaukee’s social elites and beer barons.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
Journal Sentinel,
12 Nov. 2024
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In a June 2024 TikTok, Magnus rated moments from his childhood, including the time Will showed up to his prom dressed as a medieval lord.—
Jane LaCroix,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, his nemesis, the criminal lord Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio), born again in his own way following the events of Hawkeye and Echo, mounts a run for the New York City mayoral office.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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Underworld and Love And Friendship star Beckinsale is coming off features Canary Black and Stolen Girl.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2025
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Photographed by Steven Meisel, Vogue, January 2010 Renée Zellweger, star of Bridget Jones’s Diary, wears an Atelier Versace dress of silk and point d’esprit in the Tuileries Photographed by Arthur Elgort, Vogue, April 2001.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
13 Mar. 2025
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Their naming of a fentanyl czar in Canada is important.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Mar. 2025
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From the White House, count on seeing the venture capitalist and Trump crypto czar David Sacks, digital assets task force leader Bo Hines and acting chairman of the SEC Mark Uyeda.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Lion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lion. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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