as in have
a wealthy person
capitalists who lost everything in the '29 Crash
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Recent Examples of capitalist
Paul Davis, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The rights of humans and robots often get trampled by capitalist greed—echoing many of the real-world sins Wells attributes to today’s tech companies.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 11 July 2025
Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Calling ourselves capitalists just sets us up in opposition to communist states — of which there are very few in the post-Cold War world.
—Dave Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2025
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Noun
When a banker or venture capitalist declines to move forward, try to understand why.
—Paul Davis, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The rights of humans and robots often get trampled by capitalist greed—echoing many of the real-world sins Wells attributes to today’s tech companies.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 11 July 2025
Adjective
Bill Gurley is one of the country's premier tech venture capitalists who helped find early investors to support OpenTable, Zillow and Uber.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Calling ourselves capitalists just sets us up in opposition to communist states — of which there are very few in the post-Cold War world.
—Dave Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalist
Noun
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In the newest from the author of These Violent Delights, two virtual nations are embroiled in a war between haves and have-nots.—
Rebecca Dazenbaker,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Medicaid requirements yield a long-term care industry of haves and have-nots, according to Wettstein and others.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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Small and midsized enterprises are a key driver of global economic growth.—
Naazneen Karmali,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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On that team, Smith contributed to research pertaining to improving the economic status of women and helped curate the Employer Toolkit on Gender Equity.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, there are vast numbers of people who would like to put together songs from clips and samples, either for their own amusement or for commercial reasons.—
Trevor Clawson,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Singh then obtained a commercial driver’s license in the state of California.—
Elainie Barraza,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The foundations raise private money from students’ families and other donors to fill in gaps in programming, supplies and other needs at schools that aren’t covered by state funding.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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When Sullivan launched his show, there was no money to pay guests, so Robinson agreed to appear for free.—
Pam Windsor,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The lawyers of President Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch have agreed to pause an effort to force the 94-year-old media magnate to testify before a federal court in the president’s defamation case against the Wall Street Journal’s reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.—
Sarah Whitmire,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The moves reflect Trump’s aggressiveness toward media who displease him — even a media magnate, Rupert Murdoch, with outlets that have been friendly to him in the past.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
22 July 2025
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Of these, a dozen are from India, forming the biggest cohort of immigrant billionaires in America.—
Naazneen Karmali,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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These themes arguably resonate in today’s world of tech billionaires, growing income inequality and A.I. replacing human workers.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Capitalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalist. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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