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Recent Examples of mover and shaker
The Apprentice, which premiered at Cannes last year, tells the story of how veteran mover and shaker Cohn groomed and supported Trump in the 1970s and ’80s.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Still, the intent of this list has been to reveal something deeper than a quick trend: the movers and shakers in every corner of the NFL’s ecosystem who will help mold it for years to come.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
That's a question being debated in the rarefied air of Davos, Switzerland, as billionaires and less wealthy movers and shakers gather at the World Economic Forum to consider the global issues of the day, from climate change to artificial intelligence to poverty.
—Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
Preserving the profile of that day and those games is a big priority for movers and shakers in the college football world.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Still, the intent of this list has been to reveal something deeper than a quick trend: the movers and shakers in every corner of the NFL’s ecosystem who will help mold it for years to come.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
That's a question being debated in the rarefied air of Davos, Switzerland, as billionaires and less wealthy movers and shakers gather at the World Economic Forum to consider the global issues of the day, from climate change to artificial intelligence to poverty.
—Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
Preserving the profile of that day and those games is a big priority for movers and shakers in the college football world.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mover and shaker
Noun
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But in numerous cases, landholders were not exactly fat cats.—
Ian Johnson,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2025
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Hobbs has an untold vendetta against the fat cats who run the company, and Quinn, the firm’s only female manager, is consistently getting passed up for promotions that go to inferior men.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Wyatt embodies the worst excesses of the final years of the big-label era, when companies were scouting, promoting, and quickly disposing of bands in a furious cycle to find the next big boy or girl group.—
James Factora,
Them,
20 Feb. 2025
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There is an unlikely new kid on the block among the U.K.’s business big boys – the maker of war games miniatures, Games Workshop.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes,
5 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Off-road vehicles need to be boxy, tall and large with big wheels and specialized tires -- these are terrible for range.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2025
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One of the teachers at Abbott, Jacob (played by Chris Perfetti), paid homage to Sajak with his costume, which even included a big wheel.—
Kayla Caldwell,
Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2024
Noun
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New York’s big guns were silent, especially on the power play, which has been moribund for a month.—
Arthur Staple,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Devils mostly dictated play when Edmonton’s big guns weren’t on the ice.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At any one time, there are three iterations: Dawn, the youngster learning the ropes; Day, the de facto ruler; and Dusk, the former main man who now advises his younger self.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Whether meeting a bad fate while trying to fix the ship or dying several times in vaccine trials (RIP Mickeys 12 to 16) our hard-luck main man navigates it all while being held in contempt by everyone around him besides his steely girlfriend Nasha (Naomi Ackie).—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But a big cheese board affords the chance for people to try something new.—
Betty Hallock,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec. 2024
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Simply Cheetos White Cheddar Puffs These light-colored curls have big cheese flavor, a satisfying crunch and a tart kick that is dangerously delicious.—
Jolene Thym,
The Mercury News,
4 June 2024
Noun
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The other notables were The Secret Life of Pets, which graced the charts 38 times this year, and Home, which nabbed 31 days of its 117-day total in 2024.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
14 Dec. 2024
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Audible has production and development deals with other notables like President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, Kerry Washington, Daniel Dae Kim, Lorne Michaels and James Patterson.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Nov. 2024
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And if nothing else, there’s always the heavies to fall back on.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2025
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They’re supposed to be the reinforcements, the heavies, personally recruited by Quinn — a fugitive Army Intelligence Colonel! — and installed at Beck’s place, just like Paulie.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Mover and shaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mover%20and%20shaker. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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