as in magnates
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
started out as a small-time banker but ultimately became a Napoleon of finance
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Noun
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The actual man has no tie to the real diamond magnates of the Leviev family.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025 -
This year’s Davos summit seated several religious figures at the same tables hosting bond-market briefings alongside the usual presidents, central-bank chiefs, and software magnates.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The series marks the first mainstream platform uniting India’s entertainment icons with industry tycoons to spotlight fashion entrepreneurship.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Recent years have seen these tycoons entering into the world of politics.—
Senior Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The belief is that it was gifted by King Umberto, one of the last kings of Italy, to that family, and stayed in the family’s possession for that whole time.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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Another important aspect is the South Sudanese tribes that were filmed look like kings and queens in their colors and in their beads.—
Michal Ruprecht,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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This made Major responsible for the legal and administrative matters relating to the princes.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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While the 1930s Santa Cruz surfers may have been shown as primarily white men, the sport dates back to 12th-century Polynesia and was first demonstrated in Santa Cruz by three Hawaiian princes in 1885.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
18 Sep. 2025
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From Peter the Great to Nicholas I, the czars fought wars to gain access to and control the Black Sea.—
Galip Dalay,
Time,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Napoleons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Napoleons. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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