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
Christie’s, a rival of Sotheby’s since the seventeen-sixties, has been owned by François Pinault, a French luxury-goods magnate and prolific art collector, for the past quarter century.
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Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
That work has received funding from likeminded political advocacy or pro-Israel groups, but also from Nashville area auto magnate and Republican mega donor Lee Beaman.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Dan Ziskie, the familiar character actor who portrayed lots of government officials during his long career and the New Orleans construction magnate CJ Liquori on HBO’s Treme, has died.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
This year’s Davos summit seated several religious figures at the same tables hosting bond-market briefings alongside the usual presidents, central-bank chiefs, and software magnates.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
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Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
That work has received funding from likeminded political advocacy or pro-Israel groups, but also from Nashville area auto magnate and Republican mega donor Lee Beaman.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Dan Ziskie, the familiar character actor who portrayed lots of government officials during his long career and the New Orleans construction magnate CJ Liquori on HBO’s Treme, has died.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
This year’s Davos summit seated several religious figures at the same tables hosting bond-market briefings alongside the usual presidents, central-bank chiefs, and software magnates.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnate
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After killing off Jon Hamm’s oil tycoon Monty Miller, the season one finale set up Tommy to take over his late boss’ oil company alongside Monty’s wife, Cami, played by Demi Moore.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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Not dabblers in the slave trade, tycoons of the slave trade.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Ransom Eli Olds was one of the most influential auto barons of his time, credited with being the first to design an assembly line for vehicle manfacturing.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The diamond baron died on Saturday, Aug. 23, due to complications from a fall, his son, Leon, said, per The New York Times.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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In the 1600s the British parliament firmly established its predominance over the king, while Europe saw the rise of absolute monarchies in the then-great continental powers of Spain and France.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Fort Lauderdale alerted residents that the heavy rain in recent days, coupled with king tides, put some major roads in the city underwater this week.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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White House border czar Tom Homan said Sunday that the raid was just the beginning of what's to come from the administration.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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The escalating actions also follow a massive raid last week at a Hyundai plant in Georgia that, while not in a sanctuary city, previews forthcoming worksite operations, border czar Tom Homan told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday.—
Priscilla Alvarez,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Magnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnate. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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