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billionaires

noun

plural of billionaire
as in millionaires
a rich person who has at least a billion dollars, pounds, etc.

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Recent Examples of billionaires In this case, that’s made easier by the wealth of Kraft and the other venue owners who did not want Macklemore on their stages, along with populist anger at billionaires. — Kenneth L. Marcus, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 With no fair government review, this fight pits individual families against corporations and billionaires with in-house legal teams, powerful lobbyists and endless public relations resources. — Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 Last night, the president threw a state dinner for Xi, with a who’s who of AI billionaires in attendance. — Matthew J. Belvedere,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 Likely voters expressed middling support for Proposition 40, a one-time 5% tax on billionaires’ assets intended to compensate for an impending $100 billion in federal healthcare funding cuts. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 California billionaires saw their net worth rise roughly 25%, or $432 billion, in less than two years, according to a new analysis by progressive groups backing the Proposition 40 billionaire wealth tax. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026 In the sketch, Charles, played by Larry Dean, is given a new AI bot (Jack Shep) by pair of tech billionaires (Celeste Dring and Freddie Meredith) at Buckingham Palace. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 The ep opened with Charles, played by Larry Dean, having a private chat with a pair of tech billionaires (Celeste Dring and newcomer Freddie Meredith, who is possibly an SNL Elon Musk) about AI at Buckingham Palace. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026 The number of billionaires could expand as SpaceX went public in June, with Anthropic planning its own IPO later this year and OpenAI potentially following next year. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billionaires
  1. millionaires
  2. plutocrats
  3. capitalists
Noun
  • According to a Fiscal Policy Institute analysis of IRS Statistics of Income data, the states with the most progressive tax systems have the highest concentration of millionaires per filer in the country.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The pair found that about three-quarters of these millionaires started their own businesses, while the vast majority didn't inherit money.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of millionaires
Noun
  • Not until early in the next century did Congress take on the depredations of Gilded Age plutocrats.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Not to mention a conga line of billionaire tech, real-estate, and finance plutocrats paying feasance to a faux populist in exchange for contracts, pardons, and sundry favors.
    — Graydon Carter, Air Mail, 4 July 2026
Definition of plutocrats
Noun
  • Other significant players include venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, and OpenAI president and co-founder Greg Brockman.
    — Katie McQue, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026
  • At the same time, national governments need to follow established best practices and create attractive environments for top innovators, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists.
    — Andrew McAfee, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of capitalists

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“Billionaires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billionaires. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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