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as in magnates
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
as lords of the local real estate scene, they own nearly all of the city's prime pieces of property
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as in noblemen
a man of high birth or social position
lords and ladies arriving at the palace
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Recent Examples of lords
Petro has repeatedly defended his policy, which moves away from a repressive approach and prioritizes reaching agreements with growers of coca leaf - the raw material for cocaine - to encourage them to switch to other crops, pursuing major drug lords and combating money laundering.
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NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
Hear ye, hear ye, good lords and lasses!
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Regardless, its existence was a political statement and a sign of wealth, as large rectangular stone towers were generally limited to rival Anglo-Norman lords and rulers.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The 33rd Folsom Renaissance Faire and Joust is keeping the 17th and 18th century Europe celebrations going in Folsom in a two-day event that features lords, knights, jousting competitions and full-armored combat.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The forces of the lords put down the revolt by slaying somewhere between seventy thousand and a hundred thousand peasants.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
This lengthy conflict decimated the economy of Ivalice, and in its wake, power-hungry lords have split the land into a feudal society.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile Boys Noize, who’s been opening for Nine Inch Nails on their current Peel It Back tour, will play alongside the industrial lords as Nine Inch Noize.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 16 Sep. 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
NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
Hear ye, hear ye, good lords and lasses!
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Regardless, its existence was a political statement and a sign of wealth, as large rectangular stone towers were generally limited to rival Anglo-Norman lords and rulers.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The 33rd Folsom Renaissance Faire and Joust is keeping the 17th and 18th century Europe celebrations going in Folsom in a two-day event that features lords, knights, jousting competitions and full-armored combat.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The forces of the lords put down the revolt by slaying somewhere between seventy thousand and a hundred thousand peasants.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
This lengthy conflict decimated the economy of Ivalice, and in its wake, power-hungry lords have split the land into a feudal society.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile Boys Noize, who’s been opening for Nine Inch Nails on their current Peel It Back tour, will play alongside the industrial lords as Nine Inch Noize.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 16 Sep. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lords
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But my collection intentionally ignored the fraudulent exploits of billionaire heirs, tax dodgers and corporate magnates — defense contracts, government lobbying, bank accounts in Switzerland, shell companies in Panama, citizenship of Antigua and political asylum in London.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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In Season 2, Cross is in pursuit of a ruthless vigilante who is hunting down corrupt billionaire magnates.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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As kobolds go, Heinzelmann was more harmless than most, going about his business protecting the castle from giants and dwarves and keeping the staff updated on faerie gossip, as well as protecting the chambermaids from unwelcome attentions from visiting noblemen.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Hermès traces its history to 1837 as a harness workshop for European noblemen, and today, the company still has a healthy equestrian business.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Edward and Shari Glazer The siblings and Florida sports tycoons own the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and have partial ownership of Manchester United.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The series marks the first mainstream platform uniting India’s entertainment icons with industry tycoons to spotlight fashion entrepreneurship.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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As a rule, royal governors were gentlemen, if not always gentlemen with experience.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Mid-Century Modern follows three gay gentlemen of a certain age (Lane, Bomer, Graham) who, after an unexpected death, decide to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs, where the wealthiest one lives with his mother (Lavin).—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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For centuries, artists fought censors and kings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Dinosaurs were flourishing, not foundering, as kings of the Cretaceous right up until the end, according to the new study.—
DINO GRANDONI THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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Teeming with tennis courts, specimen trees and stone mansions raised from the dirt by 19th-century railroad barons, the suburb makes wealth feel like weather, an ozone layer shrouding everything — ambient, constant and vital.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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But the grab bag of parts—cheese barons, Nazis—never comes together, and the old obsessions never acquire new force.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Ludwig’s distant paternal ancestors were in fact German Jewish merchants, not warlike princes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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And now, with a lucrative new four-year deal for film and TV at Paramount for their production company, Upside Down Pictures, they’re primed to become the crown princes of Hollywood.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Lords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lords. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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