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a wealthy person
capitalists who lost everything in the '29 Crash
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Recent Examples of capitalist
Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 29 Jan. 2026
Big pharmaceutical companies and major venture capitalists are interested in novel approaches but hesitant.
—Ana Castelain, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2026
The inevitable capitalistic evolution of the House settlement that allowed for the paying of athletes guaranteed there would be winners and losers, and the winners are – no surprise – the signal-callers.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Venture capitalists worried about endangering their portfolio companies, lest they get sued by their limited partners for a breach of fiduciary duty.
—Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 29 Jan. 2026
Big pharmaceutical companies and major venture capitalists are interested in novel approaches but hesitant.
—Ana Castelain, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Efficiency is of utmost value in a capitalist world where growth and productivity are the primary motivations for anything.
—New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2026
The inevitable capitalistic evolution of the House settlement that allowed for the paying of athletes guaranteed there would be winners and losers, and the winners are – no surprise – the signal-callers.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalist
Noun
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As the use of ambient AI scribes becomes routine, some clinicians worry that the technology will widen the divide between health care haves and have-nots.—
Michelle Andrews,
ABC News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The term, popularized by the economist Peter Atwater, refers to the growing split, starting in 2020, between haves and the have-nots.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The protests began in late December amid widespread anger over economic hardship, political repression and corruption, according to reports.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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In the event a central bank loses independence, policymakers tend to favor lower interest rates as a means of boosting short-term economic activity, analysts previously told ABC News.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 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
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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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Sanfilippo, a fifth-generation commercial fisherman, angled for haddock, lobster and flounder, according to the report.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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SpaceX was also famously involved in funding and operating the headline-grabbing Polaris Dawn crewed commercial mission in September 2024.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Nine of the top ten sets by brick count have been released in the last five years, and two of those are still to arrive, namely the LEGO Pokémon Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise, and a yet-to-be announced Lord of the Rings build (my money’s on Minas Tirith).—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Instead, the money inmates pay to buy snacks and other items in the commissary covers the cost, something called the inmate welfare account.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In its sophomore season, Cross is in pursuit of a ruthless vigilante who is hunting down corrupt billionaire magnates.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Feb. 2026
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Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash As the Flynn family fractures under the strain of a failing open marriage and three daughters spiraling into dangerous secrets, their small coastal town is quietly dominated by a powerful shipping magnate no one dares to question.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
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Children in Connecticut could also qualify for a donation from billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio and his wife, Barbara.—
Jessica Dickler,Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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Her central booking agent is now EYOS, an expedition agency that organizes the sublime and the unattainable for a billionaire elite, from heliskiing in Greenland to longlining from a chopper into virgin Colombian jungle.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Capitalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalist. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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