nabobs

plural of nabob

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Noun
  • Breckin Meyer and Mark-Paul Gosselaar led the legal comedy alongside several TV heavyweights.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
  • From groundbreaking advances in AI and robotics to ambitious new products from industry heavyweights like Dyson, Lenovo, and Samsung, this year’s show was packed with tech that feels both exciting and forward-looking.
    PCMag Staff, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That changes the spacing for the bigs, who have to work in tighter confines without Cunningham and eventually Clark pulling defenders out of the paint.
    Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Waiving Bradley without seeing how healthy those two bigs are would be irresponsible.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Included in the sale is the Meridian Carry-on, which measures 14 inches wide and 22 inches tall, wheels included.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Not dabblers in the slave trade, tycoons of the slave trade.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • Transport yourself back in time to the days where kings and queens ruled, and see over 100 daily shows.
    Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Sitting for a portrait was once reserved for the elite, with kings, queens, and nobility commissioning grand works to immortalize themselves and assert their authority.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Zoo Miami funds Lion Landscapes, which helps protect wild lions, and works with other zoos and aquariums to save them and other animals from extinction.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Conservationists warn the dynamic between lions and humans could soon change if more is not done to address the lions’ growing population.
    Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Nabobs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nabobs. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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