as in have
a wealthy person
capitalists who lost everything in the '29 Crash
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Recent Examples of capitalist
Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
But also Teddy Roosevelt was able to knit that country divided between country and city and East and West back together again during the 20th century by taking a whistle-stop train around the country with the same message of a square deal for the rich and the poor, the capitalist and the laborer.
—Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
Josh Funk, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
His current project is an anti-capitalist cannibal movie called The Consumer.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Sacks, one of the world’s most prominent venture capitalists and tech billionaires, has drawn increasing national attention for his role in Washington.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
But also Teddy Roosevelt was able to knit that country divided between country and city and East and West back together again during the 20th century by taking a whistle-stop train around the country with the same message of a square deal for the rich and the poor, the capitalist and the laborer.
—Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Buffett has always remained steadfast in his belief in the American capitalist system.
—Josh Funk, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
His current project is an anti-capitalist cannibal movie called The Consumer.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalist
Noun
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Based on the video game from Bethesda Game Studios, Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
13 Nov. 2025
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This is not a problem of haves versus have-nots.—
Eric Snoey,
Mercury News,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Tourism and recreation alone account for 47% of the economic output—almost 10 times the economic benefit of offshore oil drilling, Assemblymember Dawn Addis, D-Morro Bay, said.—
Chaewon Chung
Updated January 6,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Pockets of protests erupting across Iran over the past week have intensified pressure on a dysfunctional government struggling to manage a spiraling economic crisis.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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One issue raised by the burgeoning controversy over the California proposal is how to extract a fair share of public revenue from plutocrats, whose wealth has surged higher while their effective tax rates have declined to historically low levels.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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The plutocrat and the socialist might sound like an odd pairing.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
1 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The mission was to show the flag, explore commercial opportunities – including routes to supply gold-mining operations – and display a little firepower.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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The unrest entered its 12th day with general strikes spreading across major commercial centers and street clashes intensifying, particularly in western Iran.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Cashier Sandra Cornejo said the suspect ordered Oreo ice cream before pulling out a knife and demanding money.—
Zach Boetto,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Bonta said the money also supports child welfare and foster services, housing stability, job training, food assistance and services for seniors and people with disabilities.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Singer island is so named after Paris Singer, a descendant of the Singer Sewing Machine magnate, who began developing the Palm Beach coastline into a national luxury destination in the 1920s.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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O’Leary isn’t the only nonprofessional in Marty Supreme’s sprawling cast, which includes rapper Tyler the Creator, real-life table-tennis champion Koto Kawaguchi, filmmaker Abel Ferrara, and supermarket magnate John Catsimatidis.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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But the billionaire has pushed back against guardrails for Grok within the firm, one source with knowledge of the situation at xAI told CNN.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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In this thrilling work of speculative fiction, a quantum physicist is invited by a billionaire to participate in a secret project at a laboratory in Marfa, Texas.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Capitalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalist. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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