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a rich person who has at least a billion dollars, pounds, etc.
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Recent Examples of billionaires
Trump has fanned the flames of inflation and passed out tax breaks to billionaires, betraying his promises to lower costs yet again.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
A number of billionaires collectively spent more than $22 million to back Mamdani’s opponents, according to Forbes.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
The hottest investment among billionaires this year is sports teams.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
But his proposal at least threatens to make the city more expensive for both businesses and billionaires in an effort to rein in costs for the rest of the city's residents.
—NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
The race has been marked by barbs between Huffman and Wambsganss, as both try to win over the conservative vote, and flowing money, as billionaires waded into the North Texas election.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2025
Topline Democrats swept the major elections Tuesday, delivering a blow to billionaires who mostly funded Republican campaigns—particularly in New York City, where more than 26 billionaires donated to campaigns against Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Here are some of the billionaires who tried to thwart Mamdani’s campaign.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Eilish then took to the stage to accept the award and had some words for the billionaires in the room, which reportedly included Mark Zuckerberg.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
A number of billionaires collectively spent more than $22 million to back Mamdani’s opponents, according to Forbes.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
The hottest investment among billionaires this year is sports teams.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
But his proposal at least threatens to make the city more expensive for both businesses and billionaires in an effort to rein in costs for the rest of the city's residents.
—NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
The race has been marked by barbs between Huffman and Wambsganss, as both try to win over the conservative vote, and flowing money, as billionaires waded into the North Texas election.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2025
Topline Democrats swept the major elections Tuesday, delivering a blow to billionaires who mostly funded Republican campaigns—particularly in New York City, where more than 26 billionaires donated to campaigns against Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Here are some of the billionaires who tried to thwart Mamdani’s campaign.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Eilish then took to the stage to accept the award and had some words for the billionaires in the room, which reportedly included Mark Zuckerberg.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billionaires
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In his victory speech, Mamdani reiterated his promise to tackle the cost-of-living crisis by freezing rent for more than 2 million residents, make city buses free and fund universal child care by raising taxes for millionaires and corporations.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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That projection wouldn’t pan out, of course, if enough millionaires left the city to avoid the tax.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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While Republicans focus on cozying up to tech plutocrats and removing the barriers around their business models, Democrats could revive the 2020 messaging of candidates like Andrew Yang and Elizabeth Warren.—
Nathan E. Sanders,
Time,
4 Oct. 2025
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As a warning to plutocrats, a guillotine is hard to beat, but its symbolism goes beyond the obvious.—
Paul Kingsnorth,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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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,
5 Nov. 2025
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Focused on education, its mission is to make quantum technology more widely understood among venture capitalists.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Billionaires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billionaires. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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