as in millionaires
a rich person who has at least a billion dollars, pounds, etc.
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Recent Examples of billionaires
Khosla’s counter-vision—federal reform that taxes capital more aggressively while relieving the burden on working Americans—is designed to be a policy that billionaires can live with and workers can vote for.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Miami’s waterfront may be getting all the buzz, with billionaires moving into Coconut Grove and Indian Creek.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has contributed, as have tech billionaires Joe Lonsdale and Chris Larsen.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
Welcome to the era of vibe-coding millionaires and billionaires.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Nowadays there is less merriment, sunk as Moscow is in a combination of Putin stagnation, the Ukraine war, and the techno-feudalism that is making serfs of all of us in a world owned by billionaires pumping propaganda through the black boxes in the palm of our hands.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Casar’s story touched on a subject close to Sanders’s heart, and not only because the senator dislikes it when billionaires get sweetheart deals.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
America does not belong to strongmen, greedy billionaires, or those who rule through fear.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Mar. 2026
Graves has come a long way to Forbes’ billionaires list.
—Chase Peterson-Withorn, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Miami’s waterfront may be getting all the buzz, with billionaires moving into Coconut Grove and Indian Creek.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has contributed, as have tech billionaires Joe Lonsdale and Chris Larsen.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
Welcome to the era of vibe-coding millionaires and billionaires.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Nowadays there is less merriment, sunk as Moscow is in a combination of Putin stagnation, the Ukraine war, and the techno-feudalism that is making serfs of all of us in a world owned by billionaires pumping propaganda through the black boxes in the palm of our hands.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Casar’s story touched on a subject close to Sanders’s heart, and not only because the senator dislikes it when billionaires get sweetheart deals.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
America does not belong to strongmen, greedy billionaires, or those who rule through fear.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Mar. 2026
Graves has come a long way to Forbes’ billionaires list.
—Chase Peterson-Withorn, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billionaires
Noun
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Welcome to the era of vibe-coding millionaires and billionaires.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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The money is largely from capital gains taxes from Wall Street profits that were made before the recent downturn and are paid chiefly by millionaires and billionaires in Fairfield County.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
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The gaslighting evil plutocrats who want everything own the Federalist Society, Heritage Foundation and other think tanks.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Feb. 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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Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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But then America’s capitalists discovered the sport’s system of promotion and relegation (glaringly absent in America’s domestic soccer league), which offers clubs the possibility of moving up and down the game’s various divisions.—
Andrés Martinez,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Billionaires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billionaires. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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