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as in magnate
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 king
Sensory marketing is king right now (just turn to the recent rollouts of labels like Rhode, Loewe, or Jacquemus for proof), and Swarovski is sending out its own implicit messaging by tapping into shoppers’ cravings and generating a powerful emotional response to the products.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
Prince William did internships at Britain’s intelligence and security agencies in 2019 to help the future king understand their workings.
—ABC News, 4 June 2026
The family plans to continue living at Forest Lodge even after William becomes king one day.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
The future king is a noted fan of Swift.
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 4 June 2026
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
Prince William did internships at Britain’s intelligence and security agencies in 2019 to help the future king understand their workings.
—ABC News, 4 June 2026
The family plans to continue living at Forest Lodge even after William becomes king one day.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
The future king is a noted fan of Swift.
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for king
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The backstory South African billionaire and tech magnate Koos Bekker and his wife Karen Roos had already created waves at Babylonstoren in South Africa, with its gardens modeled on those of the Dutch East India Company, vineyards, and herbal spa.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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His students had collectively decided to set the play in eighteen-nineties Butte, making the court of Duke Frederick the house of a silver-mining magnate and situating the Forest of Arden in the Absarokas.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Even Ethan Almighty has been affected by the generosity of Supplies Over Seas.—
Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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By the time Laras is making like Linda Blair, malicious jinn power resisting that of Almighty Allah, the film has already gone down a familiar path of grotesque makeup, stunts and digital FX.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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In January, police in Cambodia also arrested Chen Zhi, the tycoon accused of running numerous scam compounds, a few months after the US seized about $15 billion in cryptocurrency tied to his businesses.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2026
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Ali kills the sex- and drug-trafficking tycoon with three shotgun blasts to the chest.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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At the top, the photo featured a timestamp of March 31, 2017, an era when the American actress and British prince were dating.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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And even as the prince attempts to reconcile with his father, there’s still a big distance between him and his brother William.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
9 June 2026
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Best Things to Do Your first stop should be Kenrokuen, a 25-acre green space once reserved for the local feudal lords.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2026
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Ritsurin was built 400 years ago as a daimyo garden for feudal lords to stroll in.—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 May 2026
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The vehicle was carefully modified so that the late monarch could position her handbag alongside her between the two front seats.—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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The pope, known as León XIV in Spanish, opened his weeklong trip in Madrid, greeted at the airport by the country’s Catholic monarchs, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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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.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
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Hochul fired back at Homan in a post on X, which the governor’s office referred CNBC to after being asked for comment about the border czar’s remarks.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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Set in the tumultuous 1880s American frontier, The Magnificent Seven follows seven gifted but flawed mercenaries hired to protect a peaceful Quaker village after it is massacred by mercenaries working for a ruthless land baron trying to seize their land.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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Newspapers held enormous power during the era, especially over the wealthy elite and the auto barons.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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“King.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/king. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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