as in tycoon
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
a studio magnate who had the biggest stars in Hollywood at his beck and call
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Recent Examples of magnate
His father, a billboard magnate, was a stern man who would whip his son with a razor strap for stepping out of line, but the youngster refused to capitulate to his dad’s authority.
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Paul Bond, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
The victim, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, a Mexican media and retail magnate, placed $450 million in company shares as collateral, which were allegedly sold without authorization instead of being held in trust.
—Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Less than a year after their split, Nikolaos became engaged to and married Chrysí Vardinogianni, the daughter of shipping magnate Giorgos Vardinogiannis.
—Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
In February of 2017, the British business magnate Richard Branson posted photos of Obama learning to kite surf off Branson’s private island, in the Caribbean.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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Paul Bond, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
The victim, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, a Mexican media and retail magnate, placed $450 million in company shares as collateral, which were allegedly sold without authorization instead of being held in trust.
—Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Less than a year after their split, Nikolaos became engaged to and married Chrysí Vardinogianni, the daughter of shipping magnate Giorgos Vardinogiannis.
—Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
In February of 2017, the British business magnate Richard Branson posted photos of Obama learning to kite surf off Branson’s private island, in the Caribbean.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnate
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The brash business tycoon was also a yachtsman, philanthropist, environmentalist and owner of baseball’s Atlanta Braves in their heyday.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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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.—
Michael Ballaban,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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Set in the tumultuous 1880s American frontier, the series follows seven gifted but flawed mercenaries hired to protect a peaceful Quaker village after it is massacred by mercenaries working for a ruthless land baron trying to seize their land.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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Meanwhile, newspaper barons with names like Hearst and Pulitzer got fabulously wealthy.—
Hank Green,
Time,
7 May 2026
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The home has a comfortable, king-sized bed and a private bathroom, too.—
Kimberley Mok,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
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The award marks further recognition of both creator-writer Raphael Montes, king of crime fiction in Brazil, and in this case HBO Max Latin America’s first original telenovela as global streamers move very successfully into the long series format.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
10 May 2026
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“Magnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnate. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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