as in magnate
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
the book festival brought together two lions of contemporary poetry for a joint reading
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Recent Examples of lion
To date, the lion’s share of those judgments remain unpaid, court records show.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Four lions, including two cubs, were also euthanized several weeks later to make room for a new male lion in the Danish zoo.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2025
Sierra Leone rather snatched the lion’s share of the $7-million Breeders’ Classic purse last time out.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
For the second year in a row, Sanders should get the lion’s share of the tight end reps and benefit from that extra attention.
—Mike Kaye
july 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2025
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Four lions, including two cubs, were also euthanized several weeks later to make room for a new male lion in the Danish zoo.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2025
Sierra Leone rather snatched the lion’s share of the $7-million Breeders’ Classic purse last time out.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
For the second year in a row, Sanders should get the lion’s share of the tight end reps and benefit from that extra attention.
—Mike Kaye
july 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lion
Noun
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White, now a solo artist, once owned a furniture business, while Trump, a real estate magnate, has long been known to favor a flashy, Rococo aesthetic.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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His sweeping, colorful narrative is populated by naive government scientists, relentless railroad magnates seeking monopoly profits, and earnest municipal reformers advancing the public interest.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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At Shen House, once the lavish residence of Ming dynasty tycoon Shen Wansan, creaking floorboards and moon gates lead to quiet courtyards perfumed with jasmine—while silk threads shimmer in tiny shops, and calligraphers bend over scrolls lit by lantern glow.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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But for Stewart, a private equity tycoon, Resolute Racing started as a side quest aimed at claiming his own piece of classic Kentucky fun to share with his family — and perhaps a larger space to store his car collection.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
18 Aug. 2025
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This is the game that Lurker employs in the name of sustaining tension: How far will someone go to remain in the king’s favor?—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
23 Aug. 2025
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The Duke of Sussex's press team and the king's director of communications were photographed having a discreet meeting at a private members' club in July.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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At times this prince of the treetops seems to be almost un real.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
21 Aug. 2025
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There are reports that the prince crashed his Range Rover through electric gates in Windsor Great Park to avoid a detour in 2016.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
15 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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Oil baron and music mogul Len Blavatnik’s family foundation has made a $25 million donation to the USC School of Cinematic Arts to create a virtual production center, the university said this week.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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There’s always been a cottage industry of these channels, from corporate EDM lords like Trap Nation and the babes-and-beats slop of Majestic Casual to rap cataloguers like Astari, Araiguma, and karma archives.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
23 July 2025
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In wealthy Medellin, hawkers have transformed onetime local drug lord Pablo Escobar into a mascot for touristic trinkets.—
Ladan Anoushfar,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Astronomers have observed hundreds of planet-forming disks surrounding young stars for years, many of which display gaps in their rings.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Non-football read of the week Independence cross-country star Asher Oates, the defending Class AAA boys state champion, will compete at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Canfranc-Pirineos, Spain, as one of four under-20 representatives for the U.S. in September.—
Tyler Palmateer,
The Tennessean,
29 Aug. 2025
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Adams has also worked with border czar Tom Homan on immigration enforcement.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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President Trump’s border czar Tom Homan said Friday that the administration is not asking Washington, D.C., police to directly enforce immigration laws, adding that officers must cooperate with federal authorities.—
Miriam Waldvogel,
The Hill,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Lion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lion. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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