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
Ever since ousting editor Kevin Merida last year and scuttling the paper’s Kamala Harris presidential endorsement, the billionaire biotech mogul has been musing about what to do with the brand — More conservative voices?
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Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
President Donald Trump's lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch has reportedly taken a further twist after the pair agreed that the media mogul could delay his deposition until after a dismissal ruling.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
The disgraced Hip-Hop mogul’s mother, Janice Combs, also proudly stood by her son.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Sources familiar with the matter say that ever since the verdict, Combs’ associates and confidants appear emboldened by the mogul beating charges that could have sent him to prison for life.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2025
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Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
President Donald Trump's lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch has reportedly taken a further twist after the pair agreed that the media mogul could delay his deposition until after a dismissal ruling.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
The disgraced Hip-Hop mogul’s mother, Janice Combs, also proudly stood by her son.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Sources familiar with the matter say that ever since the verdict, Combs’ associates and confidants appear emboldened by the mogul beating charges that could have sent him to prison for life.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mogul
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The question is why the private-equity tycoon, who has spent millions buying and renovating homes in locales including Colorado, California and France, rented that particular property from that particular person.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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This trend is unfolding as the Kremlin touts economic resilience, and some tycoons are regaining assets amid an exodus of Western corporations from Russia.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Aug. 2025
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The lawyers of President Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch have agreed to pause an effort to force the 94-year-old media magnate to testify before a federal court in the president’s defamation case against the Wall Street Journal’s reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.—
Sarah Whitmire,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The moves reflect Trump’s aggressiveness toward media who displease him — even a media magnate, Rupert Murdoch, with outlets that have been friendly to him in the past.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
22 July 2025
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“Mogul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mogul. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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