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
The current bandshell, aka the Spreckels Temple of Music (named for sugar magnate, Claus Spreckels, who gifted it to the city) has been on site since 1900.
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
In 1968, Jackie Kennedy became Jackie O, marrying Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis.
—Elle Meier, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
And Rick Heidner, a video gambling magnate with a controversial past who is running for the party’s nomination for governor in the March 17 GOP primary, also used the Clinton testimony to attack his would-be general election opponent.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Videos of congressional interviews with former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and retail magnate Leslie Wexner were later released in full.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
In 1968, Jackie Kennedy became Jackie O, marrying Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis.
—Elle Meier, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
And Rick Heidner, a video gambling magnate with a controversial past who is running for the party’s nomination for governor in the March 17 GOP primary, also used the Clinton testimony to attack his would-be general election opponent.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Videos of congressional interviews with former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and retail magnate Leslie Wexner were later released in full.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnate
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Just as Charles died after falling overboard from a luxury yacht named after his daughter, the Lady Yasmin, Maxwell's father, media tycoon Robert Maxwell, died after falling off his own yacht, the Lady Ghislaine.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
2 Mar. 2026
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An appellate court in Hong Kong reversed fraud convictions against former media tycoon Jimmy Lai.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Turning to Yasmin, there are so many biographical parallels between her and Ghislaine Maxwell — their dads being publishing barons who had fatal accidents on their boats.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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As written, these bills strip away the remaining local input on large projects, leaving nothing in the way of the wealthy, land barons and non-Floridian developers.—
Katherine Sayler,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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Orion never got to realize his dream of eliminating Lepus because Orion himself was done in by Zeus, the king of the gods of Mount Olympus.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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All kings and tyrants fail in the end.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Magnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnate. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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