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
Speaking with People, the former Death Row Records mogul claimed that Tupac’s remains were smoked by his closest friends and family members following the rapper’s death in 1996.
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 July 2025
Fox was understandably bitter at how Wall Street managed to get the mogul booted from his own company, but Fox also set up his own pitfall by ignoring the increasingly turbulent economy.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
For the hip-hop mogul and his defense team, the jury's verdict was seen as a win.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 3 July 2025
The feds’ case portrayed the mogul as a ruthless and micromanaging boss who, during the two decades before his September 2024 arrest, abused his larger-than-life status in the industry to control his employees and lovers alike through violence and intimidation.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 July 2025
Fox was understandably bitter at how Wall Street managed to get the mogul booted from his own company, but Fox also set up his own pitfall by ignoring the increasingly turbulent economy.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
For the hip-hop mogul and his defense team, the jury's verdict was seen as a win.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 3 July 2025
The feds’ case portrayed the mogul as a ruthless and micromanaging boss who, during the two decades before his September 2024 arrest, abused his larger-than-life status in the industry to control his employees and lovers alike through violence and intimidation.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mogul
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At the height of the Greek junta, Irma is murdered by her husband, a tycoon, on their private island.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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The debut comes after the tycoon—son of famed Hong Kong businessman Li Ka-shing—tried to take the company public in New York in 2021, which was abandoned after regulatory scrutiny.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
7 July 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 18 Jul. 2025.
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