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Recent Examples of mover and shaker
Many Illinois movers and shakers have shifted focus from state issues to national and global matters that affect their businesses.
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Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
But Izzard has a way of making the movers and shakers at Elsinore seem as familiar as workplace colleagues.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2026
Some of the Musk fanbase might cheer loudly, seeing him as the absolute mover and shaker.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 31 Dec. 2025
But as a company, Ziggi’s is a mover and shaker.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2025
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Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
But Izzard has a way of making the movers and shakers at Elsinore seem as familiar as workplace colleagues.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2026
Some of the Musk fanbase might cheer loudly, seeing him as the absolute mover and shaker.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 31 Dec. 2025
But as a company, Ziggi’s is a mover and shaker.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mover and shaker
Noun
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President Trump and his health leaders have repeatedly directed their ire toward health insurance companies, painting them as fat cats that need to be reined in.—
Bob Herman,
STAT,
9 Apr. 2026
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His fat cat industrialist Zsa-Zsa Korda is no underground rebel.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Staal made it 2-0 a minute and change later by winning a big boy net-front battle with Josh Anderson to pound in his second of the playoffs and continue his line’s dominance over the Canadiens.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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But taking on one of Wall Street’s big boys, and then getting squashed for it, ranks right up there.—
Liz Peek,
Washington Post,
4 May 2026
Noun
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For all of its strengths, my one wish for the Weber Kettle is better wheel nuts holding the big wheels in place.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
17 May 2026
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The car's quirky appearance is enhanced by a sporty body kit and big wheels that are pushed to the farthest edges.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Minnesota Wild’s big guns showed up in a big way Saturday night, and the Avs looked wobbly for the first time in this tournament in a 5-1 loss in Game 3 at Grand Casino Arena.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
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Against Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup, Wrexham twice raced into a two-goal lead only for the half-time of introduction of the Premier League’s ‘big guns’ to underline how far the Welsh club still has to go if their owners’ top flight ambitions are to be realised.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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After all, since Manchester City became geared towards creating for their main man Erling Haaland in 2022, Arteta has consistently stressed the importance of Arsenal’s attackers sharing the attacking load.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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While the Kings had their main man back in net, Tampa played backup Jonas Johansson, who repelled 17 pucks, a day after Andrei Vasilevskiy beat the Ducks 4-3 in overtime.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But a big cheese board affords the chance for people to try something new.—
Betty Hallock,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec. 2024
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Simply Cheetos White Cheddar Puffs These light-colored curls have big cheese flavor, a satisfying crunch and a tart kick that is dangerously delicious.—
Jolene Thym,
The Mercury News,
4 June 2024
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Other notables In his last year as CEO of the conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett received compensation worth $389,488 — down 4% from the year prior.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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More notables from Marlins’ win over Braves Miami’s 12-0 shutout win over Atlanta on Monday night is the largest run differential in a shutout at home in franchise history.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
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According to my mom, allowing the product to sit on these surfaces makes cleaning much less scrubbing-heavy, which is a win in her book.—
Aliyah Rodriguez,
The Spruce,
27 May 2026
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Essentially, those who already coached ‘big club’ football — high pressing, possession-heavy — tend to perform quite well.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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“Mover and shaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mover%20and%20shaker. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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