as in magnates
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 lions
Most travelers visit Africa for wildlife moments such as elephants at a waterhole, lions in the grass and rhinos on open plains.
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Emese MacZko,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The zoo's lions Scarlett and Hondo welcomed the lion cub a little more than two months ago on Easter Sunday, April 5.
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Finch Walker,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
According to this theory, those now-extinct megafauna—the giant ground sloths and the giant beavers, the mastodons and mammoths, and even the lions and dire wolves—were relatively quickly hunted to extinction.
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Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
The arms of the late Queen Mother’s family, the Bowes-Lyons, feature bows and lions.
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Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
Some cities have vicious parking enforcement people who sit and wait like lions in the grass.
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Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
Over several days in the country, the trip — Stefano Ricci’s ninth — spanned the Tarangire region guarded by the Maasai, and the Serengeti national park with its rich wildlife, including leopards and families of lions and lionesses and their cubs appearing in campaign imagery.
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Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
African lions, due to threats of habitat loss, conflict with humans, and declining prey, are considered vulnerable in the wild.
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Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Zambian reserve rewilds captive lions Two lions born in captivity are preparing for life in the wild on the vast Lolelunga Private Reserve in Zambia.
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Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
18 May 2026
Emese MacZko,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The zoo's lions Scarlett and Hondo welcomed the lion cub a little more than two months ago on Easter Sunday, April 5.
—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
According to this theory, those now-extinct megafauna—the giant ground sloths and the giant beavers, the mastodons and mammoths, and even the lions and dire wolves—were relatively quickly hunted to extinction.
—
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
The arms of the late Queen Mother’s family, the Bowes-Lyons, feature bows and lions.
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Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
Some cities have vicious parking enforcement people who sit and wait like lions in the grass.
—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
Over several days in the country, the trip — Stefano Ricci’s ninth — spanned the Tarangire region guarded by the Maasai, and the Serengeti national park with its rich wildlife, including leopards and families of lions and lionesses and their cubs appearing in campaign imagery.
—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
African lions, due to threats of habitat loss, conflict with humans, and declining prey, are considered vulnerable in the wild.
—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Zambian reserve rewilds captive lions Two lions born in captivity are preparing for life in the wild on the vast Lolelunga Private Reserve in Zambia.
—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lions
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Newspapers fell into the hands of magnates who advanced their own interests.
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The verdict comes at a critical time for Altman and Musk, as the two tech magnates push their respective companies toward the public markets in what are expected to be record offerings.
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Alongside the police raids, the downfall of these tycoons put pressure on scam companies, which have relocated from Cambodia in recent months, researchers and former scam workers said.
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Greek shipping tycoons, Morley said, may be intrigued by the glory of owning Onassis’s yacht; Middle Eastern oil magnates could have the means to buy a pricey piece of history.
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For virtually all of human history, people were subjects of kings or rulers who claimed divine and unquestioned power.
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The New York Knicks, comeback kings to the end, roared back from 16 points down in Game 5 to beat the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 to seal their first NBA title in 53 years, kicking off raucous celebrations among A-listers in the arena in San Antonio and fans in the streets back in New York.
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American vacationers, Emirati princes, French fashion designers, British socialites and new-money Chinese.
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Earlier this year, Quinn pounced on the opportunity to cast Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams as star-crossed fae princes from feuding kingdoms who (spoiler) have been knocking boots in secret.
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“Lions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lions. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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