as in magnates
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 barons
In the early 1900s, the region launched Neiman Marcus, a luxury store that catered to the tastes of local cotton and oil barons.
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Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
By the early 20th century, after several centuries of rape, disease, enslavement, and land confiscation by colonizers, rubber barons, and loggers, their numbers had been reduced to 300.
—Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Sheridan’s shows tend to be ensemble showcases, making this tale of Texas oil barons a serious contender here.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
In two years, the Buffs have hopped from the land of tech bros (the old Pac-12) to a conference of oil barons (the Big 12) who swim in fast cash and Texas tea.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
But the economic upswing in Germany is not shared by steel and coal workers in the Ruhr area, where strikes for fair wages and a shortening of the sixty-hour work week prompt steel barons to order massive lockouts and layoffs.
—Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
In recent years, AI barons have been dumping loads of R&D into addressing AI’s authenticity gap.
—Jerel Ezell, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
The Populist program of aid for farmers, the vote for women, income tax cuts for ordinary workers, the regulation of railroad barons, and of course public deficits to build infrastructure, would only be workable if the monetary brace of gold was loosened.
—David McWilliams, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
Teeming with tennis courts, specimen trees and stone mansions raised from the dirt by 19th-century railroad barons, the suburb makes wealth feel like weather, an ozone layer shrouding everything — ambient, constant and vital.
—New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
By the early 20th century, after several centuries of rape, disease, enslavement, and land confiscation by colonizers, rubber barons, and loggers, their numbers had been reduced to 300.
—Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Sheridan’s shows tend to be ensemble showcases, making this tale of Texas oil barons a serious contender here.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
In two years, the Buffs have hopped from the land of tech bros (the old Pac-12) to a conference of oil barons (the Big 12) who swim in fast cash and Texas tea.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
But the economic upswing in Germany is not shared by steel and coal workers in the Ruhr area, where strikes for fair wages and a shortening of the sixty-hour work week prompt steel barons to order massive lockouts and layoffs.
—Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
In recent years, AI barons have been dumping loads of R&D into addressing AI’s authenticity gap.
—Jerel Ezell, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
The Populist program of aid for farmers, the vote for women, income tax cuts for ordinary workers, the regulation of railroad barons, and of course public deficits to build infrastructure, would only be workable if the monetary brace of gold was loosened.
—David McWilliams, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
Teeming with tennis courts, specimen trees and stone mansions raised from the dirt by 19th-century railroad barons, the suburb makes wealth feel like weather, an ozone layer shrouding everything — ambient, constant and vital.
—New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barons
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During the 2021 recall fight, Newsom also attracted high-profile billionaire support from Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings, and agribusiness magnates Stewart and Lynda Resnick.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 Jan. 2026
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In Season 2, Cross is in pursuit of a ruthless vigilante who is hunting down corrupt billionaire magnates.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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Russia sold billions of dollars in weapons to the Venezuela army, from tanks and aircraft to air defense missiles, and Russian oil tycoons invested in Venezuelan oil fields.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Amidst all those tech tycoons, luxury’s biggest name sits at seventh in the billionaire rankings.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Barons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barons. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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