as in magnate
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
an oil tycoon who's widely considered the most powerful man in the county
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Sing-Haiyi Garnet—backed by tycoon Gordon Tang and his wife Celine— submitted the top bid of S$658.9 million ($495 million) for the first residential plot the government auctioned at the Bayshore Road precinct, overlooking the beach along the East Coast Parkway.
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Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
His wife has remained impressively skeptical of the mining tycoon, but the promise of a future for her family is too much to resist.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
Maxwell herself is the daughter of the late British media tycoon Robert Maxwell, who once owned the New York Daily News.
—Alanna Durkin Richer and Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
The two are highly respected and influential tycoons.
—Seema Mody, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
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Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
His wife has remained impressively skeptical of the mining tycoon, but the promise of a future for her family is too much to resist.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
Maxwell herself is the daughter of the late British media tycoon Robert Maxwell, who once owned the New York Daily News.
—Alanna Durkin Richer and Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
The two are highly respected and influential tycoons.
—Seema Mody, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Tycoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tycoon. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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