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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
To complicate matters, Gemma captures the attention of a former king who has designs on her.
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Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 8 Feb. 2026
The king of the jungle passed us by, and our own little lion lived to tell the tale.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
The British press has already taken its scalps from Mountbatten-Windsor and Mandelson, but the fire rises as reporters turn their fire on those seen as the enablers — the prime minister and the king.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
Now, the 24-year-old is king of the downhill.
—Pat Graham, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
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Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 8 Feb. 2026
The king of the jungle passed us by, and our own little lion lived to tell the tale.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
The British press has already taken its scalps from Mountbatten-Windsor and Mandelson, but the fire rises as reporters turn their fire on those seen as the enablers — the prime minister and the king.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
Now, the 24-year-old is king of the downhill.
—Pat Graham, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for king
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Schitt’s Creek follows rich video-store magnate Johnny Rose (Eugene Levy), his soap-star wife Moira (O’Hara), and their two kids, son David (Dan Levy) and socialite daughter Alexis (Annie Murphy).—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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The announcement comes nearly a decade after news broke of business magnate David Geffen’s record-high $150-million donation toward the construction of a new museum building to be designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Peter Zumthor.—
Malia Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Continue reading … ‘SERIOUS QUESTIONS’ — 'Marxist' tech tycoon's millions allegedly fund anti-American propaganda network.—
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FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Hong Kong — Former Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, ending a years-long legal battle that has come to define Beijing’s transformational crackdown on the once-freewheeling financial hub.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Just as ominous, one of those hunters is a prince who is smitten by a swan princess named Odette.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Feb. 2026
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That led to Charles’ extraordinary decision to strip Andrew of his royal titles and evict him from the royal estate in Windsor – the British monarch’s most dramatic attempt to quell the scandal over the disgraced former prince’s links to Epstein.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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And all these noble lords can’t even remember his name.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Maisie is a throw-away child in 1910, captivated by a poster of a magical French carousel, when an aunt snatches her out of poverty and takes her into the home of her wealthy employer, a British lord.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 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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Learn about Hawaiian history at ‘Iolani Palace in Honolulu, the former royal residence of the last reigning monarchs of Hawaii.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
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Last week, the British monarch forced his brother to vacate his longtime home at Royal Lodge near Windsor Castle.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
9 Feb. 2026
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Border czar Tom Homan announced a drawdown of 700 immigration officers from Minneapolis and said further reductions are possible if state and local officials continue cooperating with efforts to nab criminals.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2026
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White House border czar Tom Homan speaks Wednesday at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
4 Feb. 2026
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At the time of the back-and-forth with the daughter of disgraced and deceased media baron Robert Maxwell, Wasserman was married and his then-wife was pregnant with their first child.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
2 Feb. 2026
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In the early 1900s, the region launched Neiman Marcus, a luxury store that catered to the tastes of local cotton and oil barons.—
Trevor Bach,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
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“King.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/king. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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