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
Crawford withheld judgment on Pulte’s qualifications as the real estate mogul and social media personality faces criticism from lawmakers over his lack of national security experience.
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Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 3 June 2026
Spears, 44, enlisted the beauty expertise of celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton, who is best known for his work with reality TV star and media mogul Kim Kardashian.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 2 June 2026
The mogul’s holding company People Incorporated is proposing to acquire MGM Resorts in a deal that valued the casino giant at $18 billion.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
One of the beauty mogul's many (many) Halloween costumes in 2019 was this spot-on Marilyn recreation done for V magazine.
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
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Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 3 June 2026
Spears, 44, enlisted the beauty expertise of celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton, who is best known for his work with reality TV star and media mogul Kim Kardashian.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 2 June 2026
The mogul’s holding company People Incorporated is proposing to acquire MGM Resorts in a deal that valued the casino giant at $18 billion.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
One of the beauty mogul's many (many) Halloween costumes in 2019 was this spot-on Marilyn recreation done for V magazine.
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mogul
Noun
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Ali kills the sex- and drug-trafficking tycoon with three shotgun blasts to the chest.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Written and directed by Ritchie, In the Grey follows Rachel (González), a brilliant lawyer and high-stakes negotiator who is tasked by a wealthy client, Bobby (Rosamund Pike), to recover $1 billion stolen from her company by Manny (Carlos Bardem), a ruthless criminal tycoon.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The backstory South African billionaire and tech magnate Koos Bekker and his wife Karen Roos had already created waves at Babylonstoren in South Africa, with its gardens modeled on those of the Dutch East India Company, vineyards, and herbal spa.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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His students had collectively decided to set the play in eighteen-nineties Butte, making the court of Duke Frederick the house of a silver-mining magnate and situating the Forest of Arden in the Absarokas.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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“Mogul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mogul. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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