as in magnate
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
a media baron who owns newspapers, television and radio stations, and even several cable networks
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Recent Examples of baron
His new one tells the story of a young woman sent from the afterlife to guide a hateful oil baron through the process of dying — and what comes next.
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Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
Outside of the royal family and all their HRHs, the nobility ranking goes duke, marquess, earl, viscount, baron.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
Its story reminded me of Carlos Fitzcarrald, the rubber baron who had a boat hauled over a mountain, from one river to another, in the 1890s.
—Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
In his final episode, McCoy gives up his career to ensure a tech baron with deep political ties faces justice.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
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Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
Outside of the royal family and all their HRHs, the nobility ranking goes duke, marquess, earl, viscount, baron.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
Its story reminded me of Carlos Fitzcarrald, the rubber baron who had a boat hauled over a mountain, from one river to another, in the 1890s.
—Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
In his final episode, McCoy gives up his career to ensure a tech baron with deep political ties faces justice.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baron
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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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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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Professional judges from Edible Monterey Bay also awarded Best Use of Foraged Ingredients to Chef Pamela Burns of Wild Plum Café for her riff on steak and eggs, a sautee of king trumpets, enoki and porcini with cloves of garlic and soy emulsion over polenta.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026
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They might also be saddened that 250 years after declaring independence from a tyrannical British king, the American system of government has arguably less democratic accountability for its leaders than the British one.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Baron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baron. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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