as in millionaire
a rich person who has at least a billion dollars, pounds, etc.
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Recent Examples of billionaire
Other associates who wrote letters included former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Mortimer Zuckerman, the billionaire media executive, the paper reported.
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Why Gen Zers are turning their backs on higher education
Being a college dropout is by no means the secret to becoming a billionaire—after all, many top business leaders have multiple degrees to their name, such as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Apple CEO Tim Cook.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
In early 1989 Jones was a wealthy but little known 46-year-old Arkansas oil and gas billionaire.
—Greg Cote
august 5, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Publishing heiress and billionaire philanthropist Wallis Annenberg, a longtime supporter of the arts, wildlife, education and the elderly through her family foundation, died July 28 at her home in Los Angeles.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 29 July 2025
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Why Gen Zers are turning their backs on higher education
Being a college dropout is by no means the secret to becoming a billionaire—after all, many top business leaders have multiple degrees to their name, such as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Apple CEO Tim Cook.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
In early 1989 Jones was a wealthy but little known 46-year-old Arkansas oil and gas billionaire.
—Greg Cote
august 5, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Publishing heiress and billionaire philanthropist Wallis Annenberg, a longtime supporter of the arts, wildlife, education and the elderly through her family foundation, died July 28 at her home in Los Angeles.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for billionaire
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The Pirates of the Caribbean actor will not be required to testify at an upcoming trial involving the $15 million California mansion that plunged his former fiancée Katy Perry into a headline-grabbing real estate war with 85-year-old Texas millionaire Carl Westcott.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
1 Aug. 2025
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With additional contributions from families and employers, and potentially decades of compounding investment growth, these accounts could have the potential to turn today's youngsters into retirement millionaires.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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Our boat captain explained that most of these mansions are wintertime vacation homes (second-, third- or tenth-homes) owned by multimillionaires and CEOs.—
Amy Bentley,
Oc Register,
23 July 2025
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Lamont, a Greenwich multimillionaire who funds his owns campaigns, has opposed tax increases for the past seven years as the state has rolled up large budget surpluses.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
20 July 2025
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Australia’s Melanie Perkins (class of 2016), cofounder and CEO of design software giant Canva became a multibillionaire and debuted on the World Billionaires List in 2022.—
Naazneen Karmali,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Elon Musk, the multibillionaire former Trump adviser, is threatening to primary GOP lawmakers and even start a new political party over his deficit concerns.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
2 July 2025
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“Billionaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billionaire. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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