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 Spain moves kings’ remains to avoid fire Spanish authorities on Thursday night transferred the remains of three 11th century kings from a monastery in the northeastern Aragón region near an active wildfire. — Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Clean water and advanced medicine, for example, are now commonplace across much of the developed world despite once being a luxury even kings and queens couldn’t reliably access. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026 Eight new kings will contend for the throne, after King Molasses won season 1 of the Revry competition. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Aug. 2026 For families Studios, suites, and deluxe level kings are all spacious enough for families—but for the latter of those options be sure to book early, as there are only 16 up for grabs. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2026 England can keep its in-fighting kings and estranged – and strange - family. — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 The ushabtis were believed to accompany the kings to the afterlife in order to perform manual and agricultural labor on their behalf. — Noraldin Jadat, Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2026 He is loved as kings are loved, for their power and for their benevolence, and also for their distance. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 24 July 2026 And the Dodgers, of course, are the back-to-back champs and the kings of the sport. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kings
  1. magnates
  2. tycoons
  3. princes
  4. barons
Noun
  • 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
  • Newspapers fell into the hands of magnates who advanced their own interests.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of magnates
Noun
  • The entrepreneur’s efforts secured him a place on the list of the Philippines’ 50 richest in a challenging year when a weaker peso took a toll on the total wealth of the country’s tycoons, which shrank 8% to $79 billion.
    — Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • That has created mounting public resistance as tech companies concentrate historic levels of wealth in the hands of a select group of tycoons.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of tycoons
Noun
  • To ensure compliance, three imperial princes were tasked with personally notifying senior Japanese military commanders of the surrender.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The Belgian princesses and princes have all been busy with their education, with a recent milestone being King Philippe and Queen Mathilde traveling to Boston for Princess Elisabeth’s graduation ceremonies.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
Definition of princes
Noun
  • Like the barons of New York a century ago, Ackman seems to be trying to shift the landscape to create another corridor, one fitted to his own interests.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Climate Defiance, the left-wing group whose portfolio includes disrupting both oil barons and Democrats, showed up to film skits criticizing her, with a comedian portraying her.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of barons

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