as in tycoon
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 mogul
The film follows four tech moguls (played by Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Ramy Yousef, and Cory Michael Smith) with a combined net worth of nearly $400 billion who meet in an alpine mansion for a weekend of skiing and poker.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2025
From there, she was dogged in securing the permission of the mogul himself — which took some time.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025
Photo: Lucy Helena Van Ellis The 37-year-old barrier-breaking supermodel, business mogul, and mother-of-three has been careful to forge her own path.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
Weinstein's cases in New York and California, which helped galvanize the #MeToo movement and spurred a reckoning in the entertainment industry, were part of a larger wave of allegations against the movie mogul.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2025
From there, she was dogged in securing the permission of the mogul himself — which took some time.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025
Photo: Lucy Helena Van Ellis The 37-year-old barrier-breaking supermodel, business mogul, and mother-of-three has been careful to forge her own path.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
Weinstein's cases in New York and California, which helped galvanize the #MeToo movement and spurred a reckoning in the entertainment industry, were part of a larger wave of allegations against the movie mogul.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mogul
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Sue Ellen, who was married to philandering oil tycoon J.R.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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In episode 8 of season 1, oil tycoon Monty Miller (Jon Hamm) suffers a heart attack and is seen recovering in the hospital.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Apr. 2025
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Around the same time, Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, a real estate magnate who has been heavily involved in the negotiations with Russia, mused about the possibilities for U.S.-Russian collaboration in an interview with the commentator Tucker Carlson.—
Stacie E. Goddard,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Zuckerberg, who was recently revealed as the buyer of a $23 million mansion with a 10-minute commute to the White House, is but the latest of the Silicon Valley magnates flocking to the area’s high-end homes, making ripples in the luxury real estate market as well as in politics.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Mogul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mogul. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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