as in multimillionaires
a rich person who has at least a million dollars, pounds, etc.
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Recent Examples of millionaires
The lottery game that has made millionaires in the United States will expand this summer to include players in England, Scotland and other parts of the United Kingdom.
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ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Studded with ultra-exclusive resorts and sumptuous private villas, islands in the Grenadines like Bequia, Mustique, and Canouan are said to be where billionaires go to get away from the millionaires.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2026
Welcome to the era of vibe-coding millionaires and billionaires.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The money is largely from capital gains taxes from Wall Street profits that were made before the recent downturn and are paid chiefly by millionaires and billionaires in Fairfield County.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
Washington state also recently passed a millionaires' tax, while New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to add a 2% tax on residents who earn over $1 million.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Instead of finding further savings opportunities or implementing cuts, the administration had focused on lobbying the state to implement options like raising income taxes for millionaires and hiking corporate tax rates.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
Gamage argued the warnings of mass exodus following Massachusetts’ 2022 millionaires’ tax and Washington’s 2021 capital gains tax hadn’t been borne out.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
But every state has seen an increase in millionaires, the Tax Foundation notes in a rebuttal, and Massachusetts has gained them at a slower rate than most other states.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Studded with ultra-exclusive resorts and sumptuous private villas, islands in the Grenadines like Bequia, Mustique, and Canouan are said to be where billionaires go to get away from the millionaires.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2026
Welcome to the era of vibe-coding millionaires and billionaires.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The money is largely from capital gains taxes from Wall Street profits that were made before the recent downturn and are paid chiefly by millionaires and billionaires in Fairfield County.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
Washington state also recently passed a millionaires' tax, while New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to add a 2% tax on residents who earn over $1 million.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Instead of finding further savings opportunities or implementing cuts, the administration had focused on lobbying the state to implement options like raising income taxes for millionaires and hiking corporate tax rates.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
Gamage argued the warnings of mass exodus following Massachusetts’ 2022 millionaires’ tax and Washington’s 2021 capital gains tax hadn’t been borne out.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
But every state has seen an increase in millionaires, the Tax Foundation notes in a rebuttal, and Massachusetts has gained them at a slower rate than most other states.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for millionaires
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Of course, the new billionaires minted through the IPO process might then flee the state to avoid future wealth taxes.—
Marc Joffe,
Daily News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The tax, which would impose a one-time 5% tax on the net worth of billionaires in the state, has triggered an onslaught of spending and counterproposals by a group of Bay Area billionaires to stop it.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Venture capitalists nearly doubled their spending on new US university spinoffs in 2025 to $690 million after three years of declines, PitchBook data show.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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The gaslighting evil plutocrats who want everything own the Federalist Society, Heritage Foundation and other think tanks.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Feb. 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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“Millionaires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millionaires. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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