as in tycoon
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
movie moguls promising to turn young actresses into stars
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Recent Examples of mogul
Among the dinner’s nearly 1,000 attendees, Burks said, were the Republican speaker of the House, Mike Johnson; future Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and then-Trump adviser and business mogul Elon Musk.
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Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
Jenner tends to remain private about her dating life; however, in December 2025, she was photographed out with perfume mogul and former Swedish basketball player Ben Gorham.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The 29-year-old silver medalist specializes in moguls and dual moguls, the latter of which will make its debut at the Olympics this year — something Kauf said she's been waiting a long time for.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The skincare and beauty mogul promoted her brand's new Peptide Lip Boost while posing in the snow.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
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Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
Jenner tends to remain private about her dating life; however, in December 2025, she was photographed out with perfume mogul and former Swedish basketball player Ben Gorham.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The 29-year-old silver medalist specializes in moguls and dual moguls, the latter of which will make its debut at the Olympics this year — something Kauf said she's been waiting a long time for.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The skincare and beauty mogul promoted her brand's new Peptide Lip Boost while posing in the snow.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mogul
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Continue reading … ‘SERIOUS QUESTIONS’ — 'Marxist' tech tycoon's millions allegedly fund anti-American propaganda network.—
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FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Hong Kong — Former Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, ending a years-long legal battle that has come to define Beijing’s transformational crackdown on the once-freewheeling financial hub.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Schitt’s Creek follows rich video-store magnate Johnny Rose (Eugene Levy), his soap-star wife Moira (O’Hara), and their two kids, son David (Dan Levy) and socialite daughter Alexis (Annie Murphy).—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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The announcement comes nearly a decade after news broke of business magnate David Geffen’s record-high $150-million donation toward the construction of a new museum building to be designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Peter Zumthor.—
Malia Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Mogul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mogul. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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