as in tycoon
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
a studio magnate who had the biggest stars in Hollywood at his beck and call
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Recent Examples of magnate
Jarecki also reveals that casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, a big Trump backer, had his fingerprints on surveillance equipment installed in the Ecuadorian embassy in London to monitor Assange and record his voice at all times.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 May 2025
Following historian and archivist Phoebe Blair in the present day, as Armitage Gallier hires her to research rumors about a relationship between his relative — entertainment impresario and business magnate Thomas Gallier — and notorious vaudeville star, Evelyn Cross.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 May 2025
This group includes finance mogul Stephen Smith, car dealership billionaire Norman Braman, industrial business magnate Harsh Goenka, homebuilder Patrick Neal and five anonymous respondents.
—Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Lauder, a billionaire, philanthropist and son of the makeup magnate Estée Lauder, founded the initiative in 2022 as a way to increase access to Jewish day schools in America.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 May 2025
Following historian and archivist Phoebe Blair in the present day, as Armitage Gallier hires her to research rumors about a relationship between his relative — entertainment impresario and business magnate Thomas Gallier — and notorious vaudeville star, Evelyn Cross.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 May 2025
This group includes finance mogul Stephen Smith, car dealership billionaire Norman Braman, industrial business magnate Harsh Goenka, homebuilder Patrick Neal and five anonymous respondents.
—Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Lauder, a billionaire, philanthropist and son of the makeup magnate Estée Lauder, founded the initiative in 2022 as a way to increase access to Jewish day schools in America.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnate
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With a net worth of $22.7 billion based on a Pop Mart stake, the 38-year-old is the youngest member of the country’s top echelon of tycoons, which includes ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming, Nongfu Spring Chairman Zhong Shanshan and Tencent cofounder Ma Huateng.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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The bizarre political bromance between the most powerful man on Earth and the wealthiest tycoon in the world appeared to be over Thursday as President Trump and Elon Musk traded barbs in the wake of the Tesla mogul’s harsh criticism of his signature Big Beautiful Bill.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
Noun
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The sugar barons own thousands of acres in the Glades.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2025
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In 1867, with the railroad barons steadily gaining power across the United States, a group of angry farmers decided to organize into a trade union known as The Grange.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2025
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The Oklahoma City Thunder are the new kings of the NBA.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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Royal experts emphasized to Fox News Digital there's no reason to believe the king will abdicate anytime soon due to any health concerns.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2025
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Soon after, Olga divorced her husband, freeing Paul to seek the czar’s permission to marry her.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 June 2025
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Supplementing a more assertive social media presence similar to that of Trump, Newsom has made multiple media appearances on TV and in print, including to challenge Trump border czar Tom Homan to arrest him last weekend over his own resistance to ICE operations.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
12 June 2025
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“Magnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnate. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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