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as in haves
a wealthy person
that last recession was particularly hard on the poor, but the fat cats barely noticed a dip in their bank accounts
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as in bigs
one of high position or importance within a group
a candidate that has the backing of most of the party's fat cats
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Recent Examples of fat cats
Nah, that's for the fat cats and money-grubbers.
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Steph Wagner, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
Though many corporations could still afford suites, fat cats high-fiving while their employees lost their jobs and their companies were taking bailouts was a bad look.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Steph Wagner, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
Though many corporations could still afford suites, fat cats high-fiving while their employees lost their jobs and their companies were taking bailouts was a bad look.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fat cats
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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
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Guards, bigs, everybody just has to rebound, box out and just run.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Jan. 2026
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But going through opposing bigs to get to the cup is never going to be his specialty.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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In 1907, it was redesigned as a bank in the style of an Italian Renaissance palazzo by McKim, Mead & White, the architects who put their stamp on New York heavyweights like the Brooklyn Museum and the original Penn Station.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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By April 2025, Gates and Kianni pivoted to build an iOS app, and brought on heavyweights like Kleiner Perkins and Michael Rubin, among others.—
Alexandra York,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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These are the ultimate capitalists, pecking ruggedly at the earth’s skin and turning its lifeblood into piles of cash.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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Do not be afraid of the language of class warfare — the rich versus the poor, the oligarchs versus the citizens, the capitalists versus the proletariat.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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There are big boys throwing their weight around, and there are wild skinnies with flying arms and spinning back-kicks, chopping out their emergency version of personal space.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
16 Dec. 2025
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One of the biggest reasons the Padres’ slugging numbers are down is that those big boys have not produced the power that was expected out of them.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Gopoony Queen-Size Waterproof Mattress Pad, $27 with Prime This mattress pad protector has extra-deep pockets that fit mattresses up to 21-inches thick.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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Some see the club’s owners as blowing the top off the sport, flexing their deep pockets to price out all but just a few other rivals.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The comedy big guns come out to pay their respects to the groundbreaking genius whose comedy is still radical — Ben Stiller, Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler, Dave Chappelle, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman are just a few.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Sunday’s iteration – David Pastrnak-Pavel Zacha-Casey Mittelstadt – finished minus-2 and were outplayed by the Sens’ big guns.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
22 Dec. 2025
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So much grunt routes through a trick all-wheel-drive system that actually uses a two-speed gearbox ahead of the engine between the front wheels, in addition to a more traditional eight-speed dual-clutch transaxle routing power to the rears.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Black Edition has black all over, including the body, trim, 18-inch alloy wheels, skidplate, and grille—and even black glass, almost, or privacy glass.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Fat cats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fat%20cats. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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