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
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.
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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
Early Monday, Chinese moguls accounted for four out of the five biggest losers on the Real-Time Billionaires List.
—Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Think of the corporations currently deploying such technologies, or the tech moguls driven by greed and a thirst for power.
—Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
The annual Breakthrough Prize was created more than a decade ago by Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin and other Silicon Valley tech moguls to honor scientists for their great achievements in science and technology.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
Attorneys for business moguls Oren and Alon Alexander and friend Ohad Fisherman have demanded for months that the state turn over affidavits and search warrants that led to the arrest of the men and electronic devices that were taken from them.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Allen says that this would open the door for Big Tech moguls like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg to create their own stablecoins.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
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
Early Monday, Chinese moguls accounted for four out of the five biggest losers on the Real-Time Billionaires List.
—Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Think of the corporations currently deploying such technologies, or the tech moguls driven by greed and a thirst for power.
—Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
The annual Breakthrough Prize was created more than a decade ago by Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin and other Silicon Valley tech moguls to honor scientists for their great achievements in science and technology.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
Attorneys for business moguls Oren and Alon Alexander and friend Ohad Fisherman have demanded for months that the state turn over affidavits and search warrants that led to the arrest of the men and electronic devices that were taken from them.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Allen says that this would open the door for Big Tech moguls like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg to create their own stablecoins.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moguls
Noun
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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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At Evergrande’s listing party in 2009, Hui was joined by many of Hong Kong’s tycoons, including Cheng Yu-tung, the late founder of Hong Kong property giant New World Development, and Chinese Estates’ founder Joseph Lau.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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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Out of a desire for independence, Dwek left Newmark and secured a job working for property magnates Simon and David Reuben.—
Alison Coleman,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Moguls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moguls. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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