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a rich person who has at least a million dollars, pounds, etc.
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Recent Examples of millionaires
The social media mogul, Netflix star, and founder of real estate firm SERHANT has built a reputation not just for selling high-end homes to millionaires, but for treating his time with near-mathematical precision.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
Jared Walczak, senior fellow at the Tax Foundation, said efforts to single out millionaires and billionaires differ from previous tax hikes, which sought higher, progressive marginal rates on a broader population to raise revenue.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Especially after Brexit, Milan has become the destination of choice for millionaires lured by the 2017 change in Italian tax policies, which features a 7% flat tax for retirees and new residents on foreign income.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
In the 1840s, around half of the millionaires in the country lived in Natchez.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
By the end of last year, according to the global wealth advisory firm Henley & Partners, Dallas counted more than 72,000 millionaires, 135 centi-millionaires (those worth at least $100 million) and 16 billionaires.
—Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
This is particularly true for any effort to increase income taxes, or levy a wealth tax, on the nation’s millionaires and billionaires.
—Gregory D. Squires, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2026
Many episodes featured Stanger giving tough love to unkempt potential matches and the picky millionaires.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
Although it was replaced last year as the country’s fastest-growing hub for millionaires, Austin remains home to many of the ultrawealthy — and its ranks of billionaire residents are likely to grow.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Preston Fore, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
Jared Walczak, senior fellow at the Tax Foundation, said efforts to single out millionaires and billionaires differ from previous tax hikes, which sought higher, progressive marginal rates on a broader population to raise revenue.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Especially after Brexit, Milan has become the destination of choice for millionaires lured by the 2017 change in Italian tax policies, which features a 7% flat tax for retirees and new residents on foreign income.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
In the 1840s, around half of the millionaires in the country lived in Natchez.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
By the end of last year, according to the global wealth advisory firm Henley & Partners, Dallas counted more than 72,000 millionaires, 135 centi-millionaires (those worth at least $100 million) and 16 billionaires.
—Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
This is particularly true for any effort to increase income taxes, or levy a wealth tax, on the nation’s millionaires and billionaires.
—Gregory D. Squires, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2026
Many episodes featured Stanger giving tough love to unkempt potential matches and the picky millionaires.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
Although it was replaced last year as the country’s fastest-growing hub for millionaires, Austin remains home to many of the ultrawealthy — and its ranks of billionaire residents are likely to grow.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for millionaires
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As China struggles with a prolonged economic slump, and the US has emerged with the highest number of billionaires in the world, with over 900 (up from 813 in 2024), more splashy events in the country will follow.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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His prorities include raising the minimum wage to $20 per hour, increasing availability of affordable housing, offering more financial assistance for first-time home buyers, increasing taxes on billionaires, allowing for Medicare coverage for all, and expanding use of renewable energy.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
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These are the ultimate capitalists, pecking ruggedly at the earth’s skin and turning its lifeblood into piles of cash.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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Do not be afraid of the language of class warfare — the rich versus the poor, the oligarchs versus the citizens, the capitalists versus the proletariat.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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One issue raised by the burgeoning controversy over the California proposal is how to extract a fair share of public revenue from plutocrats, whose wealth has surged higher while their effective tax rates have declined to historically low levels.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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America’s modern-day plutocrats, this bracing book contends, enjoy a similar privilege.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Millionaires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millionaires. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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