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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
Bonds, of course, is still MLB’s home run king, having hit 762 over his career, while also holding the single-season home run record (73).
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
High above Rio de Janeiro's coastline, he was given the keys to the city by Mayor Eduardo Paes — an honor usually reserved for the kings and queens of the famous carnival.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Then there is the question of how to act at a king’s coronation.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2025
Princess Zelda is pulled into Hyrule’s ancient past to challenge the evil king Ganondorf, alongside the budding nation’s greatest heroes.
—PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
High above Rio de Janeiro's coastline, he was given the keys to the city by Mayor Eduardo Paes — an honor usually reserved for the kings and queens of the famous carnival.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Then there is the question of how to act at a king’s coronation.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2025
Princess Zelda is pulled into Hyrule’s ancient past to challenge the evil king Ganondorf, alongside the budding nation’s greatest heroes.
—PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for king
Noun
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But my collection intentionally ignored the fraudulent exploits of billionaire heirs, tax dodgers and corporate magnates — defense contracts, government lobbying, bank accounts in Switzerland, shell companies in Panama, citizenship of Antigua and political asylum in London.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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The eight-bedroom residence is being offered by Duty Free Americas magnate Simon Falic and his wife, Jana Falic, who bought the property on a whim in 2015 after falling in love with the island on their second visit.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
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One of the collections comes from Walmart tycoon Jack Shewmaker, which features a plethora of rare pickup trucks.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Oct. 2025
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Tabor Opera House Built in 1879 by mining tycoon Horace Tabor, the Tabor Opera House is a Victorian-era landmark in the heart of downtown that still hosts live theater, concerts, and community events.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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The former prince’s accommodation will be privately funded by the King.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The palace said the former prince will also have to move out of the Royal Lodge mansion near Windsor Castle.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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When a young woman (Michie Tomizawa) becomes the target of a powerful vampire lord, Count Lee (Seizô Katô) — first in a ruthless countryside attack, later an abduction — D takes it upon himself to save her.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Petro has repeatedly defended his policy, which moves away from a repressive approach and prioritizes reaching agreements with growers of coca leaf - the raw material for cocaine - to encourage them to switch to other crops, pursuing major drug lords and combating money laundering.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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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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Sandringham has been the private home of five generations of British monarchs for over 150 years.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The negotiations to get to this stage will have been challenging but the monarch had no option but to engage damage control mode.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Early messaging from the administration focused on removing dangerous criminals who were in the country illegally, but White House border czar Tom Homan recently said anyone in the country illegally, even without a criminal record, should be arrested.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
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Sowell had paid Hall a $50,000 consulting fee as recently as February — right before Hall entered the border czar’s office working under Homan, government disclosure documents show.—
Avi Asher-Schapiro,
ProPublica,
21 Oct. 2025
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However, the movie did deliver a Best Actor Oscar nomination for Sebastian Stan as the real estate baron who would become POTUS, and a Best Supporting nom for Jeremy Strong.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Prussian baron Alexander von Humboldt carried out the best-known of these mapping efforts in Central and South America.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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“King.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/king. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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