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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
Online car-auction sites abound, but because focus brings clarity and knowledge is king, Pcarmarket trains its sights almost exclusively on Porsche.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026
The king of Cabbagetown liked to tell a joke about death.
—Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Jesse Jackson was an ambassador of hope for the oppressed, who met with kings and queens and presidents and dictators and clergy of all the great religions.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The story recounts how a king, seeking to protect his kingdom, traveled with his queen, the royal astrologer, and four chief ministers to a distant land in search of magical practices.
—Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026
The king of Cabbagetown liked to tell a joke about death.
—Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Jesse Jackson was an ambassador of hope for the oppressed, who met with kings and queens and presidents and dictators and clergy of all the great religions.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The story recounts how a king, seeking to protect his kingdom, traveled with his queen, the royal astrologer, and four chief ministers to a distant land in search of magical practices.
—Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for king
Noun
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And in the milk biz, Guida and his brother Frank had gone from pickup truck peddling to the undisputed milk magnates of Central Connecticut.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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Darius Anderson, a longtime lobbyist in the state Capitol who played a role in the 2013 effort to keep the Sacramento Kings from leaving the city, stands accused of fraud by his longtime business partner Ron Burkle, a grocery store magnate whose wealth is estimated to be in the billions.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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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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As if their father Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s numerous accusations spanning back years weren’t enough, the former prince’s arrest last month was no doubt another level of embarrassment for his daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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RadarOnline reports the former prince is now turning to God.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Mar. 2026
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It customary for an air of mystery to surround the burials of drug lords in Mexico, something their supporters take advantage of to try to elevate them to legend.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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It customary for an air of mystery to surround the burials of drug lords in Mexico, something their supporters take advantage of to try to elevate them to legend.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 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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Tuberculosis, the bacteria often associated with the deaths of Victorian-era monarchs, was recently contracted by more than 200 high school students in San Francisco.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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This comes amid the monarch’s cancer battle and Andrew’s arrest for misconduct in public office, with questions being asked about what King Charles and even Queen Elizabeth before him knew of Andrew’s dealings with Epstein.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
9 Mar. 2026
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In the weeks after border czar Tom Homan declared a drawdown of federal activity, observers have noted that agents have changed their tactics, fanning out into the suburbs of the Twin Cities metro and beyond.—
Aki Nace,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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On February 12, White House border czar Tom Homan, who took over the operation from Bovino, announced Operation Metro Surge would end.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 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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“King.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/king. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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