billionaires

plural of billionaire

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Recent Examples of billionaires Football, after all, provides a level of profile and recognition billionaires don’t get outside their own sector, which can often be a niche. James Horncastle, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026 By contrast, Nixon is a clear loud voice against the establishment, big corporations and billionaires and for working people, the poor and minorities. Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2026 The ranks of the world’s billionaires hit a record 3,795 people in 2025 as the artificial intelligence boom turbocharged wealth creation across the globe, according to a recent report published by Altrata. Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 Thousands of others stand to ride the wave of the trillion-dollar wealth transfer, including billionaires’ siblings, grandchildren, and organizations tied to philanthropic endeavors like non-profits and education institutions. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 Some stances, including ending economic aid to Israel and taxing billionaires, have high levels of support within the Democratic voter base. Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 This comes shortly after it was reported that old neighbors of the couple said the two never embraced the local community and were only interested in being friends with celebrities or billionaires. Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 1 Sep. 2026 What to Watch for Political giving is likely to only ramp up as the election draws near, and billionaires could still pour additional millions into top races. Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The centerpiece is Proposition 40, which would levy a 5% tax on the personal wealth of about 200 California billionaires, mostly to bolster healthcare programs. Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billionaires
Noun
  • Gail Bean and Isaiah John return to their roles as Wanda Bell and Leon Simmons, who are guiding the drug trade into the 1990s as gangsta rap goes mainstream and street thugs become music millionaires.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Those offerings could mint a number of fresh billionaires and scores of millionaires.
    Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Not to mention a conga line of billionaire tech, real-estate, and finance plutocrats paying feasance to a faux populist in exchange for contracts, pardons, and sundry favors.
    Graydon Carter, Air Mail, 4 July 2026
  • Then the plutocrats circled their yachts.
    Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • The prevalence of tech firms as hotspots for talent signals a wider boom amid Australia’s startup scene, which in recent years has been attracting attention and investments from venture capitalists.
    Charlotte Hu, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Venture capitalists are quickly adopting AI for tasks like sourcing and research, with firms leveraging it to structure meeting notes and manage institutional memory.
    Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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“Billionaires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billionaires. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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