as in tycoons
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 moguls
Saudi Arabia launched a high-profile effort to stamp out corruption in 2017 with the detention of princes, government ministers, and business moguls at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh, recovering over $100 billion in assets.
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Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Economists no longer can look at changes in this metric for clues on the overall economy because variations might be driven by the spending of a few hundred AI or hedge fund moguls.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
In the clip, the moguls first applied the Rhode Lip Shaper and promptly followed up the application with the Kylie Cosmetics Lip Liner.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Her strategy echoes moguls like Huda Kattan, Oprah, and Reese Witherspoon—leaders who built lasting wealth through ownership and diversification.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Similar compound-building sprees are playing out in Aspen, the Hamptons, and Los Angeles, where Saghian and other moguls have pieced together trophy properties into massive private domains.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
But for those in the know, the go-between was a normal presence, about as common as rumors of moguls and stars paying large amounts of money to keep a psychic or astrologer on hand.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Local officials and business moguls are also turning to lawsuits or threats of legal action to punish publications for unflattering news coverage.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
As the founder of Nexstar Media, the former West Virginia news anchor, now 66, had risen to become one of the most powerful, if least known, moguls in broadcast television.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Economists no longer can look at changes in this metric for clues on the overall economy because variations might be driven by the spending of a few hundred AI or hedge fund moguls.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
In the clip, the moguls first applied the Rhode Lip Shaper and promptly followed up the application with the Kylie Cosmetics Lip Liner.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Her strategy echoes moguls like Huda Kattan, Oprah, and Reese Witherspoon—leaders who built lasting wealth through ownership and diversification.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Similar compound-building sprees are playing out in Aspen, the Hamptons, and Los Angeles, where Saghian and other moguls have pieced together trophy properties into massive private domains.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
But for those in the know, the go-between was a normal presence, about as common as rumors of moguls and stars paying large amounts of money to keep a psychic or astrologer on hand.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Local officials and business moguls are also turning to lawsuits or threats of legal action to punish publications for unflattering news coverage.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
As the founder of Nexstar Media, the former West Virginia news anchor, now 66, had risen to become one of the most powerful, if least known, moguls in broadcast television.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moguls
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The series marks the first mainstream platform uniting India’s entertainment icons with industry tycoons to spotlight fashion entrepreneurship.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Recent years have seen these tycoons entering into the world of politics.—
Senior Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The actual man has no tie to the real diamond magnates of the Leviev family.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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This year’s Davos summit seated several religious figures at the same tables hosting bond-market briefings alongside the usual presidents, central-bank chiefs, and software magnates.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Moguls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moguls. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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