as in millionaires
a rich person who has at least a billion dollars, pounds, etc.
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Recent Examples of billionaires
Not when Republicans raise our medical costs to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
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Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
If top-level soccer is now played by something like rootless cosmopolitans, it’s financed by billionaires who are no longer primarily European.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
Working people are getting squeezed while billionaires rake in more wealth.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Money hurts most of us, but not billionaires.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
The poor will be able to scream at the billionaires.
—Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
But the proposal would only actually impact a small few — billionaires.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Wait until all these billionaires and companies start moving out of New York — then who’s going to support all the free services your mayor promised?
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
Palantir’s announcement could mean more billionaires are coming to town.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
If top-level soccer is now played by something like rootless cosmopolitans, it’s financed by billionaires who are no longer primarily European.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
Working people are getting squeezed while billionaires rake in more wealth.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Money hurts most of us, but not billionaires.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
The poor will be able to scream at the billionaires.
—Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
But the proposal would only actually impact a small few — billionaires.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Wait until all these billionaires and companies start moving out of New York — then who’s going to support all the free services your mayor promised?
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
Palantir’s announcement could mean more billionaires are coming to town.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billionaires
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If a healthy player sits, the millionaires are fine and the fans get screwed.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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With the population of millionaires and billionaires aging, and an explosion in companies and products promising miracle cures, the wealthy are driving much of the spending.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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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But by the start of this season, our young capitalists have been flung further afield into new jobs and new places that stir up a vague sense of menace even before the actual danger of the plot grinds into action.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
23 Feb. 2026
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Render Venture capitalists are doubling down on Render, a startup offering easy-to-use cloud infrastructure.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Billionaires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billionaires. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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