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a rich person who has at least a billion dollars, pounds, etc.
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Recent Examples of billionaires
As China struggles with a prolonged economic slump, and the US has emerged with the highest number of billionaires in the world, with over 900 (up from 813 in 2024), more splashy events in the country will follow.
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Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
His prorities include raising the minimum wage to $20 per hour, increasing availability of affordable housing, offering more financial assistance for first-time home buyers, increasing taxes on billionaires, allowing for Medicare coverage for all, and expanding use of renewable energy.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
The latest Justice Department release of 3 million pages and thousands of images exposed more details of Epstein’s connections to presidents, billionaires and celebrities.
—Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Even Colorado’s newest billionaires aren’t immune to the land bug.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
The documents released Friday include Epstein’s communications with former White House advisers, an NFL team co-owner and billionaires including Bill Gates and Elon Musk.
—Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Littlejohn stole tax records of other mega-billionaires, including Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Private wealth firms of Indian billionaires Azim Premji and Uday Kotak acquired a stake in a Silicon Valley networking startup and a Chicago area snack brand respectively earlier this month.
—Benjamin Stupples, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
The Lincoln Square condo, which combined a prewar aesthetic and prime location on the park with all the advantages of a new-construction condo, turned the clubby, co-op-centric world of New York real estate into a speculative game for global billionaires.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 27 Jan. 2026
Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
His prorities include raising the minimum wage to $20 per hour, increasing availability of affordable housing, offering more financial assistance for first-time home buyers, increasing taxes on billionaires, allowing for Medicare coverage for all, and expanding use of renewable energy.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
The latest Justice Department release of 3 million pages and thousands of images exposed more details of Epstein’s connections to presidents, billionaires and celebrities.
—Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Even Colorado’s newest billionaires aren’t immune to the land bug.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
The documents released Friday include Epstein’s communications with former White House advisers, an NFL team co-owner and billionaires including Bill Gates and Elon Musk.
—Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Littlejohn stole tax records of other mega-billionaires, including Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Private wealth firms of Indian billionaires Azim Premji and Uday Kotak acquired a stake in a Silicon Valley networking startup and a Chicago area snack brand respectively earlier this month.
—Benjamin Stupples, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
The Lincoln Square condo, which combined a prewar aesthetic and prime location on the park with all the advantages of a new-construction condo, turned the clubby, co-op-centric world of New York real estate into a speculative game for global billionaires.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billionaires
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The social media mogul, Netflix star, and founder of real estate firm SERHANT has built a reputation not just for selling high-end homes to millionaires, but for treating his time with near-mathematical precision.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Jared Walczak, senior fellow at the Tax Foundation, said efforts to single out millionaires and billionaires differ from previous tax hikes, which sought higher, progressive marginal rates on a broader population to raise revenue.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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One issue raised by the burgeoning controversy over the California proposal is how to extract a fair share of public revenue from plutocrats, whose wealth has surged higher while their effective tax rates have declined to historically low levels.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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America’s modern-day plutocrats, this bracing book contends, enjoy a similar privilege.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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These are the ultimate capitalists, pecking ruggedly at the earth’s skin and turning its lifeblood into piles of cash.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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Do not be afraid of the language of class warfare — the rich versus the poor, the oligarchs versus the citizens, the capitalists versus the proletariat.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Billionaires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billionaires. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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