as in tycoon
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
a studio magnate who had the biggest stars in Hollywood at his beck and call
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Recent Examples of magnate
Jarecki also reveals that casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, a big Trump backer, had his fingerprints on surveillance equipment installed in the Ecuadorian embassy in London to monitor Assange and record his voice at all times.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 May 2025
Following historian and archivist Phoebe Blair in the present day, as Armitage Gallier hires her to research rumors about a relationship between his relative — entertainment impresario and business magnate Thomas Gallier — and notorious vaudeville star, Evelyn Cross.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 May 2025
This group includes finance mogul Stephen Smith, car dealership billionaire Norman Braman, industrial business magnate Harsh Goenka, homebuilder Patrick Neal and five anonymous respondents.
—Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Lauder, a billionaire, philanthropist and son of the makeup magnate Estée Lauder, founded the initiative in 2022 as a way to increase access to Jewish day schools in America.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 May 2025
Following historian and archivist Phoebe Blair in the present day, as Armitage Gallier hires her to research rumors about a relationship between his relative — entertainment impresario and business magnate Thomas Gallier — and notorious vaudeville star, Evelyn Cross.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 May 2025
This group includes finance mogul Stephen Smith, car dealership billionaire Norman Braman, industrial business magnate Harsh Goenka, homebuilder Patrick Neal and five anonymous respondents.
—Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Lauder, a billionaire, philanthropist and son of the makeup magnate Estée Lauder, founded the initiative in 2022 as a way to increase access to Jewish day schools in America.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnate
Noun
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Plenty of world leaders, business tycoons, and tech titans share their top reads every year.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
25 June 2025
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Reuters — Vietnam will remove the death penalty for eight offenses from next month, including embezzlement and activities aimed at overthrowing the government, parliament said on Wednesday, sparing the life of a tycoon in a $12 billion fraud case.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
25 June 2025
Noun
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The sugar barons own thousands of acres in the Glades.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2025
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In 1867, with the railroad barons steadily gaining power across the United States, a group of angry farmers decided to organize into a trade union known as The Grange.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2025
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Fought from 1701 to 1714, the conflict centered on who would inherit the Spanish throne after the Habsburg king Charles II died without an heir.—
Aurora Martínez,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 June 2025
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The Oklahoma City Thunder are the new kings of the NBA.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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The president campaigned fervently last year on the promise of mass deportations and appointed Tom Homan as his border czar to execute his agenda.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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Border czar Tom Homan has voiced similar concerns, saying Sunday that 1,272 Iranian nationals were released into the U.S. during the Biden administration.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
25 June 2025
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“Magnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnate. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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