capitalists

plural of capitalist

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Recent Examples of capitalists Venture capitalists are often willing to fund an entrepreneur who has persevered and improved an idea or product through trial and error. The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026 Each week Bloomberg's award-winning reporter Akshat Rathi talks to the people tackling climate change — venture capitalists, scientists, politicians who have created climate laws, and CEOs who have transformed their businesses. Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Indeed, antisemitisms prove that a society can hold contradictory images simultaneously, such as the fact that the Jews are both anarchists out to destroy capitalism as well as capitalists out to exploit the working class. Literary Hub, 24 July 2026 But both shows are deeply suspicious of corporate infiltration of the government and how capitalists exploit xenophobia to gain power in America. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 July 2026 The gallery has operated in the Bay Area since 1993 and, according to Williams, has recently been fielding interest from venture capitalists. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026 In the early days of AI, venture capitalists, wealthy individuals, and Big Tech firms used hard cash to invest in the new technology. Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026 D’Souza established himself in Thiel’s inner circle, which comprised mostly men, most of whom were gay and most of whom were tech founders or venture capitalists. Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 Venture capitalists pushed digital-media startups to go all in. Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalists
Noun
  • Control is exercised through shell companies and tax haves in Switzerland led by front men who are dual nationals of Iran residing abroad.
    Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • In a dwindling list of haves, the SEC very much remains a powerbroker.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • Not to mention a conga line of billionaire tech, real-estate, and finance plutocrats paying feasance to a faux populist in exchange for contracts, pardons, and sundry favors.
    Graydon Carter, Air Mail, 4 July 2026
  • Then the plutocrats circled their yachts.
    Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

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“Capitalists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalists. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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