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
The 84-year-old billionaire, a legendary cable and media mogul, also provided key support for Ted Turner’s launch of CNN in 1980.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Nathalie Dompé The 35-year-old co-CEO of Dompé Farmaceutici, an Italian biopharmaceutical company, and CEO of Dompé Holdings, was born in Milan in 1990 to pharmaceutical mogul Sergio Dompé.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The Skydance mogul sent a companywide memo to employees of Paramount Pictures, CBS, Paramount+, Showtime, Nickelodeon, MTV, BET and Comedy Central outlining a policy for full-time staffers in New York and Los Angeles to work in-office by January 2026, moving toward five days a week on site.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
The reeling off of mogul war stories during the nearly 90-minute program was matched by the crowd of about 150 people in the cozy confines of the Paley Center’s 10th-floor event space.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Nathalie Dompé The 35-year-old co-CEO of Dompé Farmaceutici, an Italian biopharmaceutical company, and CEO of Dompé Holdings, was born in Milan in 1990 to pharmaceutical mogul Sergio Dompé.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The Skydance mogul sent a companywide memo to employees of Paramount Pictures, CBS, Paramount+, Showtime, Nickelodeon, MTV, BET and Comedy Central outlining a policy for full-time staffers in New York and Los Angeles to work in-office by January 2026, moving toward five days a week on site.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
The reeling off of mogul war stories during the nearly 90-minute program was matched by the crowd of about 150 people in the cozy confines of the Paley Center’s 10th-floor event space.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mogul
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After killing off Jon Hamm’s oil tycoon Monty Miller, the season one finale set up Tommy to take over his late boss’ oil company alongside Monty’s wife, Cami, played by Demi Moore.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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Not dabblers in the slave trade, tycoons of the slave trade.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The same goes for the Miami Dolphins’ Stephen Ross, a real estate magnate who was flat year-over-year and is worth $17 billion.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Charnvirakul, a construction magnate, succeeds Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a member of the powerful Shinawatra family who was suspended in July after a phone call with a former Cambodian leader was leaked.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Mogul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mogul. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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