as in tycoon
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
movie moguls promising to turn young actresses into stars
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Recent Examples of mogul
The music mogul’s release date has been moved up by 10 days, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website.
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Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
Two people familiar with the conversations said the German media mogul sat down with Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservative Party, and Peter Kyle, secretary of state for business and trade.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026
In telling it, those moguls also get to hype their companies’ AI models.
—Will Glovinsky, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Karen LeFrak is the wife of real estate mogul Richard LeFrak, whose father, Sam LeFrak, built LeFrak City in Queens.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
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Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
Two people familiar with the conversations said the German media mogul sat down with Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservative Party, and Peter Kyle, secretary of state for business and trade.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026
In telling it, those moguls also get to hype their companies’ AI models.
—Will Glovinsky, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Karen LeFrak is the wife of real estate mogul Richard LeFrak, whose father, Sam LeFrak, built LeFrak City in Queens.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mogul
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Steyer has most pointedly taken aim at tech company tycoons who have put millions into San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s campaign for governor.—
ANDREW GRAHAM,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Oil tycoon Wilmer Ruperti showed up for a meeting with Venezuela’s intelligence agency last Thursday.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Ruperti, who arrived at the meeting with a security detail, is a Venezuelan Italian shipping magnate who trades in petroleum coke.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The dining magnate is opening up a multi-level dining spot in Midtown called 550 Madison, with the folks at Rockwell Group helming the design.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Mogul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mogul. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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