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a wealthy person
capitalists who lost everything in the '29 Crash
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Recent Examples of capitalist
Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
According to Alexander, Silicon Valley venture capitalists are now in a furious search for the few people who are.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Alison Herman, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
Apart from his music, Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke, 57, is known for his anti-capitalist politics and outspoken activism on causes like environmentalism.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The first suitor’s name is venture capitalist Joe Lacob, owner of the Golden State Warriors and their WNBA counterpart.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
According to Alexander, Silicon Valley venture capitalists are now in a furious search for the few people who are.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Whitney is this kind of capitalist avatar.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
Apart from his music, Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke, 57, is known for his anti-capitalist politics and outspoken activism on causes like environmentalism.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalist
Noun
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Tourism and recreation aren’t just nice-to-haves here.—
Shane Weddle,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
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The defending champion Canadians haves shown signs of age and struggled through parts of the tournament.—
John Wawrow,
Hartford Courant,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Eller previously ran against Thompson and has campaigned on conservative economic policies, arguing the district needs new leadership after decades of Democratic representation.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Mar. 2026
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Understanding past oil shocks is important, but relying on them too heavily can encourage the wrong conclusion — that we are either headed for a 1979-style crisis or that the economic consequences will be negligible.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The gaslighting evil plutocrats who want everything own the Federalist Society, Heritage Foundation and other think tanks.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2026
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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
Adjective
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The Tripoli was spotted by commercial satellites sailing alone near Taiwan, putting it more than a week away from the waters off Iran.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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The commercial or enterprise ramifications of this folly were low stakes.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The money will help the designer fund Tuesday’s show, relaunch his e-commerce site, invest in marketing and out-of-home advertising in Georgia, and develop new categories like bags and shoes.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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With that in mind, the USA TODAY Cars team compiled a list of tips that could help drivers save money on gas.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And in the milk biz, Guida and his brother Frank had gone from pickup truck peddling to the undisputed milk magnates of Central Connecticut.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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Darius Anderson, a longtime lobbyist in the state Capitol who played a role in the 2013 effort to keep the Sacramento Kings from leaving the city, stands accused of fraud by his longtime business partner Ron Burkle, a grocery store magnate whose wealth is estimated to be in the billions.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There are other ballot measure proposals aimed at thwarting the billionaires tax.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The event, owned by technology billionaire Larry Ellison, is the biggest tennis tournament in the world after the four majors.—
Lucas Shaw,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Capitalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalist. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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