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a wealthy person
capitalists who lost everything in the '29 Crash
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Recent Examples of capitalists
Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies.
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
The winners are the venture capitalists.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 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
But by the start of this season, our young capitalists have been flung further afield into new jobs and new places that stir up a vague sense of menace even before the actual danger of the plot grinds into action.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 23 Feb. 2026
The once-esoteric field is now attracting tech bros, venture capitalists and philanthropists like Bill Gates.
—Frances Stead Sellers, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Union leaders and hotel honchos were astonished to find Mayor Newsom out on the picket line, calling out the capitalists.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
Pens, tablets and even laptops have disappeared from meetings with venture capitalists over the last year.
—Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Mahan has already elicited early support among wealthy venture capitalists and tech industry leaders, who would be able to bankroll a formidable campaign.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Diana Olick, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
The winners are the venture capitalists.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 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
But by the start of this season, our young capitalists have been flung further afield into new jobs and new places that stir up a vague sense of menace even before the actual danger of the plot grinds into action.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 23 Feb. 2026
The once-esoteric field is now attracting tech bros, venture capitalists and philanthropists like Bill Gates.
—Frances Stead Sellers, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Union leaders and hotel honchos were astonished to find Mayor Newsom out on the picket line, calling out the capitalists.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
Pens, tablets and even laptops have disappeared from meetings with venture capitalists over the last year.
—Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Mahan has already elicited early support among wealthy venture capitalists and tech industry leaders, who would be able to bankroll a formidable campaign.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalists
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
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
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“Capitalists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalists. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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