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
Many of the Silicon Valley tech moguls who oppose the measure have already moved their assets to other states or threatened to do so to avoid the possible tax.
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CBS News,
26 June 2026
Marketers, content creators, entertainment moguls and more were in the south of France this week for the huge ads, brands and creative industries get-together.
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Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
26 June 2026
The committee, which supports multiple initiatives aimed at undercutting the effects of the billionaire tax, has received over $118 million from 10 donors, many of them tech moguls.
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Connor Greene,
Time,
26 June 2026
Social change tools once reserved for elites — academics, think tanks, publishers, media moguls — were now on everyone’s phones.
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Henry De Sio,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Many of the Silicon Valley tech moguls who oppose the measure have already moved their assets to other states or threatened to do so to avoid the possible tax.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
Clive Davis, one of the most influential record moguls in music history and the mastermind behind the careers of Whitney Houston, Barry Manilow, Earth, Wind & Fire, Alicia Keys and dozens of other artists, has died at 94.
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Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Music moguls like Jimmy Iovine, Lucian Grange, Sean Combs, Richard Branson, David Geffen and Doug Morris were among the revelers each year, with a top industry figure singled out for their yearly accomplishments.
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Jennifer Frederick,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
Silicon Valley tech moguls have spent millions to defeat it, and prominent players in Sacramento have opposed it.
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Sophie Austin,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Marketers, content creators, entertainment moguls and more were in the south of France this week for the huge ads, brands and creative industries get-together.
—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
26 June 2026
The committee, which supports multiple initiatives aimed at undercutting the effects of the billionaire tax, has received over $118 million from 10 donors, many of them tech moguls.
—
Connor Greene,
Time,
26 June 2026
Social change tools once reserved for elites — academics, think tanks, publishers, media moguls — were now on everyone’s phones.
—
Henry De Sio,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Many of the Silicon Valley tech moguls who oppose the measure have already moved their assets to other states or threatened to do so to avoid the possible tax.
—
ABC News,
25 June 2026
Clive Davis, one of the most influential record moguls in music history and the mastermind behind the careers of Whitney Houston, Barry Manilow, Earth, Wind & Fire, Alicia Keys and dozens of other artists, has died at 94.
—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Music moguls like Jimmy Iovine, Lucian Grange, Sean Combs, Richard Branson, David Geffen and Doug Morris were among the revelers each year, with a top industry figure singled out for their yearly accomplishments.
—
Jennifer Frederick,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
Silicon Valley tech moguls have spent millions to defeat it, and prominent players in Sacramento have opposed it.
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Sophie Austin,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moguls
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Set in the eponymous Texas metropolis, Dallas followed the Ewings, a powerful family of oil tycoons and ranch owners whose feuds and foibles made for wildly entertaining primetime viewing.
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Three of Paxton’s billionaire backers were Texas-native tycoons with a history of funding right-wing candidates in the state, one of whom died after his donation.
Noun
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The verdict cleared a legal cloud hanging over OpenAI's restructuring right as both magnates were steering their companies toward the public market.
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Newspapers fell into the hands of magnates who advanced their own interests.
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“Moguls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moguls. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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