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
While the Michigan shares its homeport with the Ohio, the Florida and the Georgia are based out of Kings Bay in Georgia.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Elle joined her ex-husband Will Loomis’ band, Loomis & the Lust, as a bassist in 2012, per Kings River Life Magazine.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 14 May 2025
Acts with six chart-toppers each include The Police, Arctic Monkeys, Genesis, Kings of Leon, Radiohead, The Script, Foo Fighters, and The Chemical Brothers.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Haliburton started his career in Sacramento after the Kings selected him out of Iowa State with the No. 12 pick in the 2020 NBA draft.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
At the corner of 4th Street and Kings Drive, just shy of uptown Charlotte, a bronze sculpture depicts a man, determined, headed north atop his galloping horse.
—Virginia Brown, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025
In 2018, the Bulls won the draft-order tiebreaker over the Sacramento Kings.
—Darnell Mayberry, New York Times, 13 May 2025
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.
—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
Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Elle joined her ex-husband Will Loomis’ band, Loomis & the Lust, as a bassist in 2012, per Kings River Life Magazine.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 14 May 2025
Acts with six chart-toppers each include The Police, Arctic Monkeys, Genesis, Kings of Leon, Radiohead, The Script, Foo Fighters, and The Chemical Brothers.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Haliburton started his career in Sacramento after the Kings selected him out of Iowa State with the No. 12 pick in the 2020 NBA draft.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
At the corner of 4th Street and Kings Drive, just shy of uptown Charlotte, a bronze sculpture depicts a man, determined, headed north atop his galloping horse.
—Virginia Brown, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025
In 2018, the Bulls won the draft-order tiebreaker over the Sacramento Kings.
—Darnell Mayberry, New York Times, 13 May 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kings
princes
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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 25 May. 2025.
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