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a rich person who has at least a billion dollars, pounds, etc.
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Recent Examples of billionaires
Texts, screen grabs, recordings and other records recovered from a search of Rinderknecht’s cellphones and presented in court portrayed a man who was by turns lonely and livid, angry at billionaires and ex-romantic partners while seemingly scared about his own declining mental health.
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Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
The autocrat delights in humiliating so many people, not least tech billionaires, including Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, who once opposed him.
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David Remnick,
New Yorker,
23 June 2026
Russ Savage is making a nearly $300 million wager that a new class of billionaires is about to emerge.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
23 June 2026
The measure has sparked fierce blowback from billionaires like Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who has spent $82 million on ballot efforts in opposition of the billionaire tax, including two counter-measures that include provisions that would block the tax from taking effect.
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Evelyn Ronan,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Indeed, last year Fortune reported that two of Nvidia’s C-Suite had become billionaires thanks to the soaring stock of the chipmaker (up 63% over the past year).
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Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
The state, home to more billionaires than any other, already relies on its top 1% of earners for nearly half of its personal income tax revenue.
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Dylan Morgan,
Baltimore Sun,
22 June 2026
Do billionaires t care about any community but their own?
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Jay Reddick,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
Yamal and Haaland may lead the way in the transfer market, but there are just two billionaires playing at this World Cup—Ronaldo and Messi.
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Madhulika Pathak,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
The autocrat delights in humiliating so many people, not least tech billionaires, including Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, who once opposed him.
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David Remnick,
New Yorker,
23 June 2026
Russ Savage is making a nearly $300 million wager that a new class of billionaires is about to emerge.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
23 June 2026
The measure has sparked fierce blowback from billionaires like Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who has spent $82 million on ballot efforts in opposition of the billionaire tax, including two counter-measures that include provisions that would block the tax from taking effect.
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Evelyn Ronan,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Indeed, last year Fortune reported that two of Nvidia’s C-Suite had become billionaires thanks to the soaring stock of the chipmaker (up 63% over the past year).
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Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
The state, home to more billionaires than any other, already relies on its top 1% of earners for nearly half of its personal income tax revenue.
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Dylan Morgan,
Baltimore Sun,
22 June 2026
Do billionaires t care about any community but their own?
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Jay Reddick,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
Yamal and Haaland may lead the way in the transfer market, but there are just two billionaires playing at this World Cup—Ronaldo and Messi.
—
Madhulika Pathak,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billionaires
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Despite that, the blockbuster IPO has made Musk the world's first trillionaire, minted thousands of new millionaires and saw some shareholders' stakes surpass the billion-dollar mark.
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Both Anthropic and rival OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, are set to go public in the coming year, minting thousands of new multi-millionaires.
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Then the plutocrats circled their yachts.
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The Titanic is still a subject of worldwide fascination, in part because of the range of passengers aboard the ship, from paupers to plutocrats.
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Tech executives, venture capitalists and business leaders have donated roughly $118 million to a nonprofit called Building a Better California, according to data on the secretary of state’s website.
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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.
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“Billionaires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billionaires. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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