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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
Transport yourself back in time to the days where kings and queens ruled, and see over 100 daily shows.
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Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Sitting for a portrait was once reserved for the elite, with kings, queens, and nobility commissioning grand works to immortalize themselves and assert their authority.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Make time for the Reims Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site where 33 French kings were crowned, and the adjoining Palais du Tau, a cultural landmark once the Archbishop of Reims’ palace.
—Jennifer Schwartz, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2025
The fire is now established in timber fuel model with extensive tree mortality along the North Fork of the Kings River, with no recorded fire history.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Taking place in small and large cities in nearly every state, the events are designed to build on the momentum of other large-scale protests including No Kings Day in June and Good Trouble Lives On in July.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
The pomegranate appears again in the decorations of the bronze capitals in 1 Kings 7:17–21.
Moses de León, in his thirteenth-century cabalistic text Sefer Ha-Rimmon (The Book of the Pomegranate), characterizes the pomegranate as a sign of the Shekhinah, or the presence of God.
—Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025
As kings and lords stopped leading troops into battle, the role of head of the military fell to a chancellor.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The Foo Fighters startled everyone in May by firing Josh Freese, one of the rock world’s most dependable (and most-employed) rhythm kings.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2025
Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Sitting for a portrait was once reserved for the elite, with kings, queens, and nobility commissioning grand works to immortalize themselves and assert their authority.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Make time for the Reims Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site where 33 French kings were crowned, and the adjoining Palais du Tau, a cultural landmark once the Archbishop of Reims’ palace.
—Jennifer Schwartz, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2025
The fire is now established in timber fuel model with extensive tree mortality along the North Fork of the Kings River, with no recorded fire history.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Taking place in small and large cities in nearly every state, the events are designed to build on the momentum of other large-scale protests including No Kings Day in June and Good Trouble Lives On in July.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
The pomegranate appears again in the decorations of the bronze capitals in 1 Kings 7:17–21.
Moses de León, in his thirteenth-century cabalistic text Sefer Ha-Rimmon (The Book of the Pomegranate), characterizes the pomegranate as a sign of the Shekhinah, or the presence of God.
—Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025
As kings and lords stopped leading troops into battle, the role of head of the military fell to a chancellor.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The Foo Fighters startled everyone in May by firing Josh Freese, one of the rock world’s most dependable (and most-employed) rhythm kings.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kings
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This year’s Davos summit seated several religious figures at the same tables hosting bond-market briefings alongside the usual presidents, central-bank chiefs, and software magnates.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
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Out of a desire for independence, Dwek left Newmark and secured a job working for property magnates Simon and David Reuben.—
Alison Coleman,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Not dabblers in the slave trade, tycoons of the slave trade.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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At Evergrande’s listing party in 2009, Hui was joined by many of Hong Kong’s tycoons, including Cheng Yu-tung, the late founder of Hong Kong property giant New World Development, and Chinese Estates’ founder Joseph Lau.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
25 Aug. 2025
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The project is described to us as in the vein of King Lear and Succession, charting the rivalry between two princes over a renowned Korean painting.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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With nanny Olga Powell and mom Diana, the young princes enjoyed an open-sleigh ride in Lech, Austria, on March 30, 1993.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Ransom Eli Olds was one of the most influential auto barons of his time, credited with being the first to design an assembly line for vehicle manfacturing.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Feeding their massive media empires, media barons like William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer competed for readership by printing sensationalist stories, gossip, and exaggerated claims.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Kings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kings. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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