kings

noun

Definition of kingsnext
plural of king
as in magnates
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 kings Ahead of their Hard Rock show, the two comedy kings did an interview with the South Florida Sun Sentinel — Short from Los Angeles, Martin from New York City — and here is more about the tour from that Q&A session. — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026 Edmund is invoked on behalf of kings and victims of torture, during pandemics, and for protection against plague. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026 According to Farrell and Zapcic, former kings and queens were instructed to spend hours a day doing vocal exercises. — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026 The Knicks were on top of the world when they were crowned kings of New York City in June. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026 Your opponent wins because the kings cancel out while the ace trumps the queen. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 But the thrash metal kings shifted into the mainstream long ago. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 19 Oct. 2026 Mick and Kip climb out of the car and stretch at their leisure like a couple of young kings. — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026 How far might a nation go that had no kings to depose, no entrenched hierarchies to uproot, a country so young and iconoclastic and resource-rich? — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kings
  1. magnates
  2. tycoons
  3. princes
  4. barons
Noun
  • French jewelry maison Boucheron was founded in 1858 and built a legacy of adorning royals, stars and magnates in jewelry that combines precious, rare gems with equally ingenious designs.
    — Tanya Dukes, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The verdict cleared a legal cloud hanging over OpenAI's restructuring right as both magnates were steering their companies toward the public market.
    — Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of magnates
Noun
  • Its mix of escapist fantasy and emotional substance has never felt more dialed in, nor the political relevance of staggering income inequality and meddlesome tycoons more pronounced.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP The Journal also reported this weekend that Guilfoyle boasted in audio recordings about Greek businessmen who paid for her travel, and reportedly encouraged foreign governments to do business with one of the tycoons.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of tycoons
Noun
  • Modern-day courtiers and princes–to say nothing of bureaucrats–should not be the ones deciding what gets made and who gets to see it.
    — Christopher Koopman, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Fictional princes fill pop culture, from heroic leaders in science fiction empires to charming ones in modern takes on classic fairy tales.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of princes
Noun
  • Then came the handful of decades of the rancheros, the Spanish and Mexican land-grant barons.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • In the 13th century, as the Magna Carta encoded the rights of English barons, the Carta de Foresta laid out the rights of commoners to pasture cattle in the open places among the English forests.
    — James Whorton Jr, Longreads, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of barons

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“Kings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kings. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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