as in tycoon
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
movie moguls promising to turn young actresses into stars
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Recent Examples of mogul
In the video, the makeup mogul wore a deep plunging vibrant pink latex dress.
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 21 June 2025
In 1872, the American entertainment mogul P.T. Barnum purchased animals worth £3,000 (nearly $400,000 today) from Hagenbeck for his upcoming traveling show.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
These are the media moguls of the mobile phone era, the exact types of innovators that Forbes has chronicled for a century.
—Randall Lane, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Harvey Weinstein’s criminal retrial in Manhattan ended without a verdict on the disgraced movie mogul’s third-degree rape charge.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 12 June 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 21 June 2025
In 1872, the American entertainment mogul P.T. Barnum purchased animals worth £3,000 (nearly $400,000 today) from Hagenbeck for his upcoming traveling show.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
These are the media moguls of the mobile phone era, the exact types of innovators that Forbes has chronicled for a century.
—Randall Lane, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Harvey Weinstein’s criminal retrial in Manhattan ended without a verdict on the disgraced movie mogul’s third-degree rape charge.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 12 June 2025
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Reuters — Vietnam will remove the death penalty for eight offenses from next month, including embezzlement and activities aimed at overthrowing the government, parliament said on Wednesday, sparing the life of a tycoon in a $12 billion fraud case.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
25 June 2025
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Plenty of world leaders, business tycoons, and tech titans share their top reads every year.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
25 June 2025
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Coffee magnate Prayudh Mahagitsiri’s wealth took a hit as his PM Group’s long-standing joint venture with Nestle ended.—
Phisanu Phromchanya,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The island's first inhabitants were the Gabrielino Indigenous Peoples, and the island has changed ownership since the 1800s until purchased by chewing gum magnate William Wrigley, Jr.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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“Mogul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mogul. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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