king

noun

ˈkiŋ How to pronounce king (audio)
Definition of kingnext
1
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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2
as in Lord
capitalized the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe all bowed their heads in worship to the King

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Recent Examples of king But stocks have got so low that, in 2024, the Alaska government, in conjunction with Canada, shut down fishing for king salmon on the Yukon River and its Canadian tributaries for seven years—one complete king-salmon life cycle. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026 Wrestling fanatic/Buffalo ad-lib king Westside Gunn is back with a new album called, naturally, Heelmatic. — Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026 The National Weather Service issued a coastal flood advisory Thursday as rain and king tides are forecast to soak South Florida. — Miami Herald Staff Report, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 The store was inundated with a foot of water during a smaller king tide event last month. — Ted Scouten, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for king
Recent Examples of Synonyms for king
  1. magnate
  2. Almighty
  3. tycoon
  4. prince
  5. lord
  6. monarch
  7. czar
  8. baron
Noun
  • The jewels date back to Sofía’s 1962 wedding to the future King Juan Carlos, with the wider suite gifted by Greek shipping magnate Stavros Niarchos and the matching earrings reportedly presented by her mother, Queen Frederica of Greece.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The tour takes guests through the Gilded Age mansion, built in 1904 for furniture magnate Amos Rhodes.
    — Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of magnate
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  • This is the first time, to my knowledge, that an incumbent mayor in the City of Angels would be running against a challenger whose campaign manager is God Almighty.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
  • During a February 2020 appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, the Bruce Almighty actor noted his grandson’s love of beating him at video games.
    — Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of Almighty
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  • Over those decades, tycoons have leveraged their fortunes to shape the state with their railroads, mines, newspapers, oil businesses and ranching and agriculture.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Carrie Coon and Morgan Spector will be back as the ambitious social climber Bertha Russell and her railroad tycoon husband George Russell, though their relationship hit some rough waters in Season 3.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of tycoon
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  • Thames Valley officers in February arrested the former prince, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, on suspicion of misconduct in public office based on information released in the Epstein Files.
    — Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Lakshmana appears as a prince named Lakkhana, who lacks the martial abilities of Valmiki’s Lakshmana.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of prince
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  • In early English law, the silva forestis was a place for lords to chase game and for ordinary people to gather wood.
    — James Whorton Jr, Longreads, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Colombian police have arrested the wife and daughter of one of Ecuador's most powerful drug lords who was extradited to the United States last year, President Abelardo de la Espriella said Sunday.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of lord
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  • Following Barbados’ removal of the British monarch as head of state in 2021, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda and others have reconsidered their own constitutional arrangements.
    — Brooke N. Newman, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The monarch art will be displayed around a tree, symbolizing their migratory journey.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of monarch
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  • Philly's appointment of its own rat czar follows New York's footsteps.
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Continue reading … EQUAL JUSTICE — Border czar addresses whether Ilhan Omar could be deported amid federal investigation.
    — , FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of czar
Noun
  • Then came the handful of decades of the rancheros, the Spanish and Mexican land-grant barons.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • In the 13th century, as the Magna Carta encoded the rights of English barons, the Carta de Foresta laid out the rights of commoners to pasture cattle in the open places among the English forests.
    — James Whorton Jr, Longreads, 13 Oct. 2026
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