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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
In the event’s final game, Nakamura caught headlines by theatrically throwing reigning Classical world champion Gukesh Dommaraju’s king into the crowd after checkmating him.
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Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The event will feature games, face painting and a king and queen contest.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Backed by Spanish box office kings Bowfinger Intl.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
The future king met with young female soccer players on Tuesday, and one asked a pointed question about Kate.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 11 Feb. 2026
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Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The event will feature games, face painting and a king and queen contest.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Backed by Spanish box office kings Bowfinger Intl.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
The future king met with young female soccer players on Tuesday, and one asked a pointed question about Kate.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for king
Noun
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The host of 'Catching the Codfather' explains why his new podcast about a notorious fishing magnate is really about regulation, science, and the American dream.—
Abigail Wise,
Outside,
13 Feb. 2026
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Casino magnate Neil Bluhm and his family’s foundation are donating another $50 million to Northwestern Medicine to further expand and support cardiac care.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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In Josh Safdie’s feverish ping-pong epic, Marty (Timothée Chalamet) breaks from his benefactor, pen tycoon Milton Rockwell (Kevin O’Leary), risking everything to erase an old defeat.—
Daron James,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Sleep + Play Of the numerous tycoon-worthy hotels in the region, Layne and De Bonis are particularly enamored with Faloria Mountain SpaResort, located just outside of the town center.—
Elycia Rubin,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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Jack Huston plays Jewish prince Judah Ben-Hur, who is betrayed to the Romans by his adopted brother, Messala (Toby Kebbell), and sold into slavery and then returns years to Jerusalem seeking revenge.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Trial of Seven is about to commence — a clash of mud, blood, and iron before a roaring crowd to determine the fate of the aspiring knight that dared to defend a lowly stage performer from a rampaging Targaryen prince.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
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Like a medieval castle, where lords slept, blacksmiths pounded, soldiers trained, mummers mummed, and farmers sold their produce, the 21st century armory will be a mixed-use project in the truest sense.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
10 Feb. 2026
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When Heathcliff, a foundling, discovers that Cathy Earnshaw, the daughter of the impoverished Yorkshire lord who’s taken him in, has played a prank on him by putting eggs in his beds to be crushed, the boy plunges his fingers into the slippery puddle of yolk and albumen left behind.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
9 Feb. 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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The Joyce Carter Butterfly Garden alone hosts 32 species, including giant swallowtails, monarchs, buckeyes, spicebush, cabbage whites, cloudless sulfurs, and black swallowtails.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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Last week, the British monarch forced his brother to vacate his longtime home at Royal Lodge near Windsor Castle.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
9 Feb. 2026
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Tom Homan, the White House border czar, announced last week that Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota was coming to an end.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
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Border czar Tom Homan's announcement Sunday of a steep drawdown of federal forces in Minnesota has been met with some skepticism.—
Jason Rantala,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Andrew met Epstein in the late nineties, through Ghislaine Maxwell, the youngest daughter of Robert Maxwell, a former press baron.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2026
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The land was donated to the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles in the 1950s by descendants of one of the city’s early oil barons.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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“King.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/king. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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