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
The Briton denied all claims made against him, which date between 2006 and 2013, when Brand was at the height of his fame working on Big Brother’s Big Mouth, Kings of Comedy and Big Brother’s Celebrity Hijack.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025
The coup de grace came Thursday in a 6-4 Oilers’ win at a raucous Rogers Place, which has become a house of horrors for the Kings.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Carbone Beach performers over the past two years have included Andrea Bocelli, Kygo, Diana Ross, Nas, Wyclef Jean, Busta Rhymes, Gipsy Kings, and Chloe Flower.
—Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The problem is the Kings haven’t played well at all since the second period of Game 4.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The group established ties to violent gang networks like the Crips, Bloods and Latin Kings.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
Vandalized in Random Act Kings Sign Doug Christie to Multi-Year Deal as New Head Coach
For more NBA news and rumors, stay tuned to Newsweek Sports.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The 6-foot-8 forward scored a career-high 30 points on 11-of-16 shooting in a 138-133 loss to the Kings on Jan. 3 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Dallas advanced to this game by decimating the Sacramento Kings 123-106 as the No. 10 seed earlier this week.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025
The coup de grace came Thursday in a 6-4 Oilers’ win at a raucous Rogers Place, which has become a house of horrors for the Kings.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Carbone Beach performers over the past two years have included Andrea Bocelli, Kygo, Diana Ross, Nas, Wyclef Jean, Busta Rhymes, Gipsy Kings, and Chloe Flower.
—Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The problem is the Kings haven’t played well at all since the second period of Game 4.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The group established ties to violent gang networks like the Crips, Bloods and Latin Kings.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
Vandalized in Random Act Kings Sign Doug Christie to Multi-Year Deal as New Head Coach
For more NBA news and rumors, stay tuned to Newsweek Sports.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The 6-foot-8 forward scored a career-high 30 points on 11-of-16 shooting in a 138-133 loss to the Kings on Jan. 3 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2025
FedEx Forum Channel: ESPN Stream: Fubo (TRY FOR FREE)
Dallas advanced to this game by decimating the Sacramento Kings 123-106 as the No. 10 seed earlier this week.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kings
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The cohort will be honored at a virtual ceremony on Thursday, with the princes issuing separate congratulatory messages.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
4 Dec. 2024
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If this is how princes of the church behave, perhaps the rest of us aren’t so bad after all.—
Graham Hillard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
29 Nov. 2024
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“Kings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kings. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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