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a wealthy person
capitalists who lost everything in the '29 Crash
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Recent Examples of capitalist
Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
Mueller is an interdisciplinary artist who examines how capitalist systems affect everyday life, with a focus on environmental issues, according to a release from MCBA.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 2 June 2025
Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 9 June 2025
One example was Bill Schleyer, an experienced executive and venture capitalist with an MBA from Harvard, who became chair and CEO of Adelphia Communications.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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Noun
Mariah Rahmani, Liquid: A Love Story With its emphasis on the ruthless economic factors that affect one’s choice of mate, this debut novel scales the rom-com to late capitalist proportions.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
Mueller is an interdisciplinary artist who examines how capitalist systems affect everyday life, with a focus on environmental issues, according to a release from MCBA.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 2 June 2025
Adjective
Among the potential Bannon targets: David Sacks, the venture capitalist tapped by Trump as artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency czar.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 9 June 2025
One example was Bill Schleyer, an experienced executive and venture capitalist with an MBA from Harvard, who became chair and CEO of Adelphia Communications.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalist
Noun
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So that would be my biggest concern, is whether or not that financial gap between those that can afford it and those that can’t creates way too many haves and way too many have-nots.—
Mitch Light,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Indeed, some are worried that the world will divide into the AGI haves and AGI have-nots, partially due to the exorbitant cost that AGI might involve.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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At the time, Chicago was reveling in the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, but the city soon fell into an economic depression.—
Robert Loerzel,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
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Decisive action will enable us to preserve our world-leading research infrastructure and protect the economic health of our Commonwealth for the benefit of all our citizens.—
Alan M. Leventhal,
Boston Herald,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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While they’re commonly used in commercial and kitchen settings, utility carts can be used for a wide variety of purposes.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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Royal funding comes from the Sovereign Grant, a financial mechanism that allocates 12 percent of the net income generated by the Crown Estate, a vast portfolio of commercial and residential properties held by the monarch during his reign.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
Noun
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As far as the luxury tax is concerned, deferred money is discounted annually during the term of the contract.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
1 July 2025
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Last month, Kubler was indicted by the Justice Department on charges of securities fraud and money laundering.—
Sydney Sasser,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Shuna later passed through the hands of film and shipping magnates before becoming the romantic escape of the Viscountess Selby and WWII Pathfinder Donald Wells.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
20 June 2025
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The net worth of footwear magnate Zhang Congyuan, who was Taiwan’s richest person three years ago, shrank by $1.8 billion to $8.3 billion, registering the biggest decline in dollar terms.—
Jane Ho,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Noun
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The American billionaire had tried to buy Chelsea in 2022, but lost out to the consortium led by billionaire Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital.—
Robert Olsen,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The billionaire investor is hoping to work with TSMC, the world’s largest contract manufacturer of computer chips, to build a $1 trillion Arizona industrial complex to build robots and AI, per Bloomberg.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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“Capitalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalist. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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