as in magnate
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
the book festival brought together two lions of contemporary poetry for a joint reading
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Recent Examples of lion
The zoo houses more than 100 animals including lions, tigers and capybaras, according to its website.
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Adela Suliman,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
There must have been such a riot of sound, with lions roaring at dawn, and elephants trumpeting at the moon.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
Dragons and zebras joined the lions and walruses, as did a robot and a totem built with prosthetic legs.
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Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
18 June 2026
The first was that NATO allies had stepped up their commitments and were now providing the lion’s share of Western support for Ukraine.
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Ned Temko,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for lion
Adela Suliman,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
There must have been such a riot of sound, with lions roaring at dawn, and elephants trumpeting at the moon.
—
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
Dragons and zebras joined the lions and walruses, as did a robot and a totem built with prosthetic legs.
—
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
18 June 2026
The first was that NATO allies had stepped up their commitments and were now providing the lion’s share of Western support for Ukraine.
—
Ned Temko,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for lion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lion
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Jolie balked at the term and struck a $64 million deal with the billionaire alcohol magnate, Yuri Shefler.
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The verdict cleared a legal cloud hanging over OpenAI's restructuring right as both magnates were steering their companies toward the public market.
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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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The couple traveled to the South of France in search of a holiday home and, in 1938, stayed at the legendary Hôtel Provençal in Juan-les-Pins as guests of its owner, Florence Gould, the socialite wife of American tycoon Frank Jay Gould.
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For a queen mother to privilege her daughter/queen’s wishes above those of the son/king who abdicated in the night?
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Little is yet known about the jewelry and its significance, but Gordon believes that the jewelry was once worn by the kings and queens of an ancient Khmer Empire that spanned Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, and existed for hundreds of years.
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African prince Akeem is trading palaces, from his lavish kingdom to Queens in search of a woman who loves him for him.
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Daeron Targaryen Daeron Targaryen, otherwise known as Daeron the Drunkard, is a bookish and melancholy Targaryen prince known for his prophetic dreams.
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Curiously, former Aquaman star, Jason Moma, is also in this film, though not as a lord of the seven seas.
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Set in the 13th century amid a shift from Paganism to Christianity in Central Europe, the film tells the story of the virgin daughter of a feudal lord who gets kidnapped by marauders before she is set to join a convent.
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Cruise sports a thick Southern accent, a beer belly and thinning white hair (fashioned in an unconvincing combover) to play the oil baron whose company may have set off an ecological disaster that could also spark a nuclear war.
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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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The federation has been successful in luring top names like Hakimi, 2026 UEFA Champions League winner with Paris Saint-Germain, but not with others like Spanish star Laime Yamal, who chose to represent the country of his birth.
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Check out the incredible highlights from AJ Dybantsa’s freshman season that have the BYU star poised to compete for the top pick in the 2026 NBA draft.
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Among the executives, NatGeo documentary czar Carolyn Bernstein got an invite, along with new Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro and New York Film Festival director Dennis Lim.
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In March, the White House anti-immigration czar, Stephen Miller, posted in disgust after Britain removed the remaining 92 hereditary peers from the House of Lords.
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“Lion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lion. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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