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as in tycoon
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
as lords of the local real estate scene, they own nearly all of the city's prime pieces of property
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as in God
capitalized
the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe
at this point all that we can do is put our fate in the hands of the Lord
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as in nobleman
a man of high birth or social position
lords and ladies arriving at the palace
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Recent Examples of lord
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.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026
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
The arrival of the Targaryen princes is a big deal for the town of Ashford and the knights and lords and ladies assembled there.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
And even tech lords who concede the intellectual case for free trade now view some degree of protectionism as inevitable to safeguard essential supply lines and preserve certain manufacturing capabilities in the United States.
—Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026
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
The arrival of the Targaryen princes is a big deal for the town of Ashford and the knights and lords and ladies assembled there.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
And even tech lords who concede the intellectual case for free trade now view some degree of protectionism as inevitable to safeguard essential supply lines and preserve certain manufacturing capabilities in the United States.
—Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lord
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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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For most of its 700-year history, its membership was composed of noblemen — almost never women — who inherited their seats, alongside a smattering of bishops.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Her mother was a maid and her father was a nobleman, meaning that Sophie is not only a maid but illegitimate.—
Christina Grace Tucker,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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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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Oh, so much farther, ladies and gentlemen.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Well, you and the 999 other gentlemen who move fast enough to snag one.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
8 Mar. 2026
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Orion never got to realize his dream of eliminating Lepus because Orion himself was done in by Zeus, the king of the gods of Mount Olympus.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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All kings and tyrants fail in the end.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
8 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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In the weeks before that dinner, dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and the Times and other outlets reported that world leaders had come to suspect the crown prince in the murder.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Washington Post has reported that Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, was in favor of the war, for example, although the Saudis have denied this.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
11 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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“Lord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lord. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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