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as in magnate
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
the undisputed king of automobile sales for the entire metropolitan area
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Recent Examples of king
Our agenda includes viewing a flick about a king, a stop at a favorite tavern, and still another listening party, where the rotation will likely include this, this, this, this and this.
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Ed Silverman, STAT, 27 Feb. 2026
That is, until they were officially evicted from Royal Lodge last year when the king also stripped them of their royal titles.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
By dictionary definition, the words president and king are quite different.
—Michael Golden, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
The festival king would then preside over three days of celebration.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2026
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Ed Silverman, STAT, 27 Feb. 2026
That is, until they were officially evicted from Royal Lodge last year when the king also stripped them of their royal titles.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
By dictionary definition, the words president and king are quite different.
—Michael Golden, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
The festival king would then preside over three days of celebration.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for king
Noun
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Atlassian Central, Australia Sustainability is essential to the climate, and construction magnates are already taking note.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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Birmingham's Thomas Rainwater, the casino magnate and Broken Rock Reservation boss, will also feature heavily on Marshals alongside Mo (Mo Brings Plenty), his lethal right hand.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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An appellate court in Hong Kong reversed fraud convictions against former media tycoon Jimmy Lai.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The fact that Yasmin’s father was a publishing tycoon and died on a boat called the Lady Yasmin, all of these things are [part of it].—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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As if their father Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s numerous accusations spanning back years weren’t enough, the former prince’s arrest last month was no doubt another level of embarrassment for his daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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RadarOnline reports the former prince is now turning to God.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Mar. 2026
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It customary for an air of mystery to surround the burials of drug lords in Mexico, something their supporters take advantage of to try to elevate them to legend.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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It customary for an air of mystery to surround the burials of drug lords in Mexico, something their supporters take advantage of to try to elevate them to legend.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Even Ethan Almighty has been affected by the generosity of Supplies Over Seas.—
Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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By the time Laras is making like Linda Blair, malicious jinn power resisting that of Almighty Allah, the film has already gone down a familiar path of grotesque makeup, stunts and digital FX.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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As Dudayev spoke on a handheld satellite phone with the Moroccan monarch, Russian aircraft waited beyond visual range.—
Robert A. Pape In The Los Angeles Times,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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As the regional crisis escalated last month, members of Congress tweeted fond personal reflections on various Gulf monarchs.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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In the weeks after border czar Tom Homan declared a drawdown of federal activity, observers have noted that agents have changed their tactics, fanning out into the suburbs of the Twin Cities metro and beyond.—
Aki Nace,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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On February 12, White House border czar Tom Homan, who took over the operation from Bovino, announced Operation Metro Surge would end.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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Turning to Yasmin, there are so many biographical parallels between her and Ghislaine Maxwell — their dads being publishing barons who had fatal accidents on their boats.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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As written, these bills strip away the remaining local input on large projects, leaving nothing in the way of the wealthy, land barons and non-Floridian developers.—
Katherine Sayler,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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“King.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/king. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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