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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 kings
But in his third and rockiest year at the helm of the Trojans, Riley was still compensated like one of the kings of the sport.
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
The collection spans centuries of storytelling in multiple genres, from migratory fairytales with kings and princesses to legends of ghosts and the Devil to fables with talking animals.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
Arsenal are the kings of marginal games, beating their opponents with physicality, pressing and defensive possession.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 31 May 2026
For 150 years before 1776, the American colonies were ruled by a sequence of queens and kings.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
Five years ago, the same publication crowned the former Brooklyn Nets Big Three of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden the kings of New York via magazine cover art.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 25 May 2026
Even before 1492 [and Columbus’s first journey to the Americas], Muslims and Jews were expelled from Spain by the Christian kings, and unfortunately that happened, but in the process Spanish cooking went across the diaspora, across all the Mediterranean.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 19 May 2026
This exhibition highlights paintings made for Hindu kings in India’s Pahari region between the 1620s and 1830s.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 15 May 2026
Maui was fit for Hawaiian kings and royal courts, notably Kamehameha I and his successors, who made the coastal town of Lahaina the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom from 1820 to 1845.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 14 May 2026
Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
The collection spans centuries of storytelling in multiple genres, from migratory fairytales with kings and princesses to legends of ghosts and the Devil to fables with talking animals.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
Arsenal are the kings of marginal games, beating their opponents with physicality, pressing and defensive possession.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 31 May 2026
For 150 years before 1776, the American colonies were ruled by a sequence of queens and kings.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
Five years ago, the same publication crowned the former Brooklyn Nets Big Three of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden the kings of New York via magazine cover art.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 25 May 2026
Even before 1492 [and Columbus’s first journey to the Americas], Muslims and Jews were expelled from Spain by the Christian kings, and unfortunately that happened, but in the process Spanish cooking went across the diaspora, across all the Mediterranean.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 19 May 2026
This exhibition highlights paintings made for Hindu kings in India’s Pahari region between the 1620s and 1830s.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 15 May 2026
Maui was fit for Hawaiian kings and royal courts, notably Kamehameha I and his successors, who made the coastal town of Lahaina the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom from 1820 to 1845.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kings
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The verdict comes at a critical time for Altman and Musk, as the two tech magnates push their respective companies toward the public markets in what are expected to be record offerings.—
Jeffrey Kopp,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Greek shipping tycoons, Morley said, may be intrigued by the glory of owning Onassis’s yacht; Middle Eastern oil magnates could have the means to buy a pricey piece of history.—
Michael Ballaban,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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Greek shipping tycoons, Morley said, may be intrigued by the glory of owning Onassis’s yacht; Middle Eastern oil magnates could have the means to buy a pricey piece of history.—
Michael Ballaban,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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For the manifesto’s authors, a just fashion system enriches the lives of workers, their families and their communities, not the coffers of billionaire fashion tycoons.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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American vacationers, Emirati princes, French fashion designers, British socialites and new-money Chinese.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Earlier this year, Quinn pounced on the opportunity to cast Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams as star-crossed fae princes from feuding kingdoms who (spoiler) have been knocking boots in secret.—
Charles Pulliam-Moore,
The Verge,
1 June 2026
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Sensing this once-great dynasty is in decline, the outback’s most powerful factions — rival cattle barons, desert gangsters, Indigenous elders, and billionaire miners — move in for the kill, with billions of dollars at stake.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
4 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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“Kings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kings. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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