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
During the upcoming eclipse, the moon will be in the constellation Leo under the lion's hind paws, according to NASA.
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Symptoms include fearlessness and loss of coordination, behaviors inviting lion predation, and thereby removal of disease vectors.
—Ted Williams, Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2026
Two lion statues stand guard at the front entrance.
—Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 21 Feb. 2026
The Hoang Phuc Lion Dance Association brought a vibrant blue float accompanied by lion dancers and a seven-person dragon team, each performer holding a pole to animate the dragon’s winding movements down the street.
—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Symptoms include fearlessness and loss of coordination, behaviors inviting lion predation, and thereby removal of disease vectors.
—Ted Williams, Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2026
Two lion statues stand guard at the front entrance.
—Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 21 Feb. 2026
The Hoang Phuc Lion Dance Association brought a vibrant blue float accompanied by lion dancers and a seven-person dragon team, each performer holding a pole to animate the dragon’s winding movements down the street.
—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lion
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Atlassian Central, Australia Sustainability is essential to the climate, and construction magnates are already taking note.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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Birmingham's Thomas Rainwater, the casino magnate and Broken Rock Reservation boss, will also feature heavily on Marshals alongside Mo (Mo Brings Plenty), his lethal right hand.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Feb. 2026
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An appellate court in Hong Kong reversed fraud convictions against former media tycoon Jimmy Lai.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The fact that Yasmin’s father was a publishing tycoon and died on a boat called the Lady Yasmin, all of these things are [part of it].—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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Rather than focusing on the shiny diversions of loud spectacles, Americans might take a few moments this year to explore the parallels between our current condition and the detailed indictment of particulars that Thomas Jefferson laid out against the king of England in 1776.—
Edwin C. Yohnka,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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Gadget is a berry-forward sour brewed by the king of sour beers in the heart of hipster heaven.—
Rasputin Todd,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Mar. 2026
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As if their father Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s numerous accusations spanning back years weren’t enough, the former prince’s arrest last month was no doubt another level of embarrassment for his daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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RadarOnline reports the former prince is now turning to God.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Mar. 2026
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In many cases, drug lords, murderers all over our country.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Britain’s King George V changed the family name from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor in 1917, and initiated legislation to strike out the titles of princes and lords who had backed the Germans.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Turning to Yasmin, there are so many biographical parallels between her and Ghislaine Maxwell — their dads being publishing barons who had fatal accidents on their boats.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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As written, these bills strip away the remaining local input on large projects, leaving nothing in the way of the wealthy, land barons and non-Floridian developers.—
Katherine Sayler,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Democratic stars rising out of Texas titillated the base, not the middle let alone the right.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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The comedian and NewsRadio star has not spoken much about the incident, which was captured on video originally published by TMZ.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
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In the weeks after border czar Tom Homan declared a drawdown of federal activity, observers have noted that agents have changed their tactics, fanning out into the suburbs of the Twin Cities metro and beyond.—
Aki Nace,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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On February 12, White House border czar Tom Homan, who took over the operation from Bovino, announced Operation Metro Surge would end.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Lion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lion. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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