businessman

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Recent Examples of businessman The arrival of a young Sudanese businessman threatens to change their way of life. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2025 Avari played a human in Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes (2001) and the billionaire businessman father of Jennifer Garner’s Elektra in Daredevil (2003). Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025 The president of the Miss Universe Organization, Raúl Rocha, also criticized the Thai businessman and restricted him from participating in further activities. Anabella González, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025 Then, the detective hired to vaporize the homicidal mountain lion discovers the animal is getting a bum rap — the businessman had been murdered before the mauling began. Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for businessman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for businessman
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Ramaswamy, a billionaire entrepreneur and one-time co-lead of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) along with Elon Musk, has seen potential rivals step down and clear the path for him.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The 20-member male and female cast includes a lineup of entrepreneurs, an attorney, real estate professionals, nurse, artists, chefs, insurance broker, university lecturer and more.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • If merchants choose only to accept a certain class of Visa card such as the standard, non-premium that have lower fees, customers with a rewards Visa card would be turned away.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Visa and Mastercard reached a potential deal with retailers to lower fees for merchants, which could also lower prices.
    Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Sourced from a military memorabilia trader in Dallas, Texas, the helmet was flattened in a press, rather than with a hammer, to preserve its original markings and imperfections.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • In fact, sell-offs into oversold conditions on the two-hour chart have consistently marked buying opportunities — with traders stepping in on each of the past five occurrences.
    Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Comcast is seen as a longer-shot buyer.
    Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • According to former Joseph Magnin Company assistant buyer Doreen Provost, Monroe purchased the suit, along with a matching hat and a white fur muff, from her at the designer salon.
    Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025

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“Businessman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/businessman. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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