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
Still, the company faces the same existential headwinds that have scared other would-be moguls away from the news business.
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Jenner has taken her kids to school in more ways than just becoming moguls!
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Still, moguls and miles of off-piste terrain are there to be conquered by those who dare.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
By contrast, the new project—bankrolled by Big Tech firms and crypto moguls—is one of excess and self-advertisement.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
By the time Redford, Keaton, Beatty and the others were coming of age as actors, the old studio scaffolding was already coming apart, with the contract system unraveling and the great moguls who once ruled the town with an iron fist fading from the scene.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Perched on the exclusive Biscayne Point, the estate spans two lots and offers 150 feet of open bay frontage, sweeping water views, and the kind of privacy that makes celebrities and moguls swoon.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2025
One spring day, Tan’s critical gaze landed on the work of freelance journalist Gil Duran, a tech-industry muckraker with a background in Democratic politics who was starting to take very seriously the right-wing political ambitions of San Francisco tech moguls.
—Literary Hub, 15 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
Max Tani, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Jenner has taken her kids to school in more ways than just becoming moguls!
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Still, moguls and miles of off-piste terrain are there to be conquered by those who dare.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
By contrast, the new project—bankrolled by Big Tech firms and crypto moguls—is one of excess and self-advertisement.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
By the time Redford, Keaton, Beatty and the others were coming of age as actors, the old studio scaffolding was already coming apart, with the contract system unraveling and the great moguls who once ruled the town with an iron fist fading from the scene.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Perched on the exclusive Biscayne Point, the estate spans two lots and offers 150 feet of open bay frontage, sweeping water views, and the kind of privacy that makes celebrities and moguls swoon.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2025
One spring day, Tan’s critical gaze landed on the work of freelance journalist Gil Duran, a tech-industry muckraker with a background in Democratic politics who was starting to take very seriously the right-wing political ambitions of San Francisco tech moguls.
—Literary Hub, 15 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moguls
Noun
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Edward and Shari Glazer The siblings and Florida sports tycoons own the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and have partial ownership of Manchester United.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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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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But my collection intentionally ignored the fraudulent exploits of billionaire heirs, tax dodgers and corporate magnates — defense contracts, government lobbying, bank accounts in Switzerland, shell companies in Panama, citizenship of Antigua and political asylum in London.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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In Season 2, Cross is in pursuit of a ruthless vigilante who is hunting down corrupt billionaire magnates.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Moguls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moguls. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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