as in millionaires
a rich person who has at least a billion dollars, pounds, etc.
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Recent Examples of billionaires
The holding was sitting in a Finance Ministry unit created to manage assets seized from billionaires during the 2017 Ritz Carlton corruption purge.
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Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Dark Money shows how a small cadre of right-wing billionaires, with Charles and David Koch at the center, reshaped American politics in the 2010s.
—Zephyr Teachout, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
And while a majority of Americans, 55%, remain unconcerned, many billionaires have taken it upon themselves to give away their masses of wealth.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
How do these algorithms, how do these cable news networks, how do this politicians who are bought by billionaires fight and encourage fighting between neighbors?
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
What had long been the province of geriatrics quickly morphed into something performative and hyper-masculine, with podcasters hyping testosterone injections, influencers displaying stacks of supplements, and billionaires interested in blood plasma exchanges as a way to live longer.
—Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
Step out of line, and even billionaires can disappear.
—Koray Köse, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
This time, the suspects include mobsters and billionaires, which couldn’t be more New York, actually.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2025
But there’s no denying that this emerging dynamic gives billionaires and their space companies unprecedented power that could play out in exciting — and perhaps dangerous — ways.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Dark Money shows how a small cadre of right-wing billionaires, with Charles and David Koch at the center, reshaped American politics in the 2010s.
—Zephyr Teachout, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
And while a majority of Americans, 55%, remain unconcerned, many billionaires have taken it upon themselves to give away their masses of wealth.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
How do these algorithms, how do these cable news networks, how do this politicians who are bought by billionaires fight and encourage fighting between neighbors?
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
What had long been the province of geriatrics quickly morphed into something performative and hyper-masculine, with podcasters hyping testosterone injections, influencers displaying stacks of supplements, and billionaires interested in blood plasma exchanges as a way to live longer.
—Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
Step out of line, and even billionaires can disappear.
—Koray Köse, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
This time, the suspects include mobsters and billionaires, which couldn’t be more New York, actually.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2025
But there’s no denying that this emerging dynamic gives billionaires and their space companies unprecedented power that could play out in exciting — and perhaps dangerous — ways.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billionaires
Noun
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Bob is the Dude-like stoner who detests the world's smarmy millionaires.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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For millionaires — or anyone else — looking to hide their valuables, private high-security vaults have become a thing.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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With the public willing to finance anything, company after company came public, and the venture capitalists were making fortunes often on the deals and then on the follow-ons.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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Whereas constant capital refers to the expenditures capitalists make for material means of production, variable capital refers to their expenses for human labor-power.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Billionaires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billionaires. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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