capitalists

plural of capitalist

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Recent Examples of capitalists The moral of the story isn't really about socialism, though, but about the very real pain in store for American households from the bond market if the actually-in-charge capitalists don't get their act together. Matt Peterson, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 What’s interesting to me, though, is every generation since the original countercultural capitalists—the baby boomers—has expressed some version of this antipathy. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 If enough people are angry at the greedy capitalists and find a rationale to blame them for their woes, the idea of socialism becomes more attractive. Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Other aides and crony capitalists in his circles are of a similar age. Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026 For decades, the town has been a preferred, if slightly under-the-radar, address for tech founders, venture capitalists, and business executives drawn to its estate-sized lots, exceptional privacy, and proximity to Silicon Valley and San Francisco. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalists
Noun
  • Separating the must-haves from the nice-to-haves can help parents decide where to hold firm and where a splurge might fit within the family budget.
    Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Lumbar support for those of us with a weak core can certainly dial up the comfort level, while footrests and contoured or cushioned seats are other nice-to-haves as well.
    Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 17 Aug. 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 27 Aug. 2026.

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