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a rich person who has at least a million dollars, pounds, etc.
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Recent Examples of millionaires
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.
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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
The letter is part of a broader campaign encouraging a wealth tax by a nonprofit called Patriotic Millionaires, which also released the results of an online survey on Wednesday sent to thousands of millionaires from G20 countries, including the United States.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Hundreds of millionaires and billionaires released an open letter in time for the World Economic Forum, calling on leaders attending the conference to fight raging wealth inequality with taxes.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 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
And therein lies a key reason why so many Gen-Xers and boomers are millionaires.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
The mobility of high net worth individuals (HNWI) is hitting records, with as many as 142,000 millionaires expected to relocate from the UK in 2025, many working in growing sectors such as tech, pharmaceuticals and law.
—CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
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
The letter is part of a broader campaign encouraging a wealth tax by a nonprofit called Patriotic Millionaires, which also released the results of an online survey on Wednesday sent to thousands of millionaires from G20 countries, including the United States.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Hundreds of millionaires and billionaires released an open letter in time for the World Economic Forum, calling on leaders attending the conference to fight raging wealth inequality with taxes.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 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
And therein lies a key reason why so many Gen-Xers and boomers are millionaires.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
The mobility of high net worth individuals (HNWI) is hitting records, with as many as 142,000 millionaires expected to relocate from the UK in 2025, many working in growing sectors such as tech, pharmaceuticals and law.
—CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for millionaires
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Private wealth firms of Indian billionaires Azim Premji and Uday Kotak acquired a stake in a Silicon Valley networking startup and a Chicago area snack brand respectively earlier this month.—
Benjamin Stupples,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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These soaring valuations are minting new billionaires at record speed.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 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 29 Jan. 2026.
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