as in magnates
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
the undisputed king of automobile sales for the entire metropolitan area
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Recent Examples of kings
For virtually all of human history, people were subjects of kings or rulers who claimed divine and unquestioned power.
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Carmine Gallo,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The New York Knicks, comeback kings to the end, roared back from 16 points down in Game 5 to beat the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 to seal their first NBA title in 53 years, kicking off raucous celebrations among A-listers in the arena in San Antonio and fans in the streets back in New York.
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Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
This is the official crowning of these Knicks as kings.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2026
Today's listen The Marx brothers were kings of comedy in the years between World War I and World War II.
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Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
16 June 2026
The palace was the residence of French kings from the time of Louis XIV to Louis XVI.
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Darlene Superville,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
But patriotism reframed, rather than solved, the problem, achieving for Jefferson and his slaves something akin to what theology had done for kings.
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Literary Hub,
15 June 2026
Gregory Shamus / Getty Images Brunson now has a seat at the table of sports kings of New York, alongside the likes of Derek Jeter, Eli Manning, Mark Messier and others.
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CBS News,
14 June 2026
Brunson now has a seat at the table of sports kings of New York, alongside the likes of Derek Jeter, Eli Manning, Mark Messier and others.
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Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
Carmine Gallo,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The New York Knicks, comeback kings to the end, roared back from 16 points down in Game 5 to beat the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 to seal their first NBA title in 53 years, kicking off raucous celebrations among A-listers in the arena in San Antonio and fans in the streets back in New York.
—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
This is the official crowning of these Knicks as kings.
—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2026
Today's listen The Marx brothers were kings of comedy in the years between World War I and World War II.
—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
16 June 2026
The palace was the residence of French kings from the time of Louis XIV to Louis XVI.
—
Darlene Superville,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
But patriotism reframed, rather than solved, the problem, achieving for Jefferson and his slaves something akin to what theology had done for kings.
—
Literary Hub,
15 June 2026
Gregory Shamus / Getty Images Brunson now has a seat at the table of sports kings of New York, alongside the likes of Derek Jeter, Eli Manning, Mark Messier and others.
—
CBS News,
14 June 2026
Brunson now has a seat at the table of sports kings of New York, alongside the likes of Derek Jeter, Eli Manning, Mark Messier and others.
—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kings
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Newspapers fell into the hands of magnates who advanced their own interests.
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The verdict comes at a critical time for Altman and Musk, as the two tech magnates push their respective companies toward the public markets in what are expected to be record offerings.
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Alongside the police raids, the downfall of these tycoons put pressure on scam companies, which have relocated from Cambodia in recent months, researchers and former scam workers said.
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Greek shipping tycoons, Morley said, may be intrigued by the glory of owning Onassis’s yacht; Middle Eastern oil magnates could have the means to buy a pricey piece of history.
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American vacationers, Emirati princes, French fashion designers, British socialites and new-money Chinese.
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Earlier this year, Quinn pounced on the opportunity to cast Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams as star-crossed fae princes from feuding kingdoms who (spoiler) have been knocking boots in secret.
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Lipstye and others worried that Shelter Island was becoming a place dominated by wealthy barons who weren’t necessarily invested in the community — a place, in short, like the South Fork.
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As recounted by Peter Biskind in Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, Cimino ran long and went over budget on his epic drama about the Johnson County War, which saw cattle barons attacking immigrant laborers in late 19th-century Wyoming.
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“Kings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kings. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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