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also tsars
or tzars
as in magnates
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
a showbiz czar who is said to be able to make or break a career
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Recent Examples of czars
From Peter the Great to Nicholas I, the czars fought wars to gain access to and control the Black Sea.
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Galip Dalay, Time, 19 Aug. 2025
Galip Dalay, Time, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for czars
Noun
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In Season 2, Cross is in pursuit of a ruthless vigilante who is hunting down corrupt billionaire magnates.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Now the second season finds Cross in pursuit of a ruthless vigilante hunting down corrupt billionaire magnates.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The series marks the first mainstream platform uniting India’s entertainment icons with industry tycoons to spotlight fashion entrepreneurship.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Recent years have seen these tycoons entering into the world of politics.—
Senior Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ohio Renaissance Festival final weekend Transport yourself back in time to the days where kings and queens ruled at Ohio Renaissance Festival.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
22 Oct. 2025
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Stewart compared Trump with several past kings, finding the president lacking in his royal tendencies.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ludwig’s distant paternal ancestors were in fact German Jewish merchants, not warlike princes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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And now, with a lucrative new four-year deal for film and TV at Paramount for their production company, Upside Down Pictures, they’re primed to become the crown princes of Hollywood.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Teeming with tennis courts, specimen trees and stone mansions raised from the dirt by 19th-century railroad barons, the suburb makes wealth feel like weather, an ozone layer shrouding everything — ambient, constant and vital.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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But the grab bag of parts—cheese barons, Nazis—never comes together, and the old obsessions never acquire new force.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Big beauty business moguls get skin hang-ups and sensitivities too, and have to work at their skin just like the rest of us to enjoy that celebrity glow.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
26 Oct. 2025
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By contrast, the new project—bankrolled by Big Tech firms and crypto moguls—is one of excess and self-advertisement.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Dodgers are loaded with superstars, and the Yankees could try to build a team full of stars as well.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Below, see which superstars are big fans of both teams.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Czars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/czars. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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