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Recent Examples of panjandrum
The president’s bellowing recitation of his accomplishments served as a vivid reminder of the bullet so recently deflected by Nancy Pelosi and her ruthless fellow Democratic Party panjandrums by hustling the would-be nominee into political oblivion.
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Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
Bamford, while cutting in and out of the lives of Hollywood’s panjandrums, takes us to Pyongyang, where Kim’s minions are stealing money and cryptocurrency while wreaking havoc on computer systems around the world.
—Tim Weiner, The New Republic, 27 Mar. 2023
The posh, wild-bearded panjandrum of the anti-aging movement, de Grey was born in London in 1963.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
Calvin Klein, the panjandrum of pants, sold his beach house there for $84.4m.
—The Economist, 13 Mar. 2021
The forum, for its part, will drum up support for the venture among the world’s panjandrums—and with luck some dosh as well.
—The Economist, 23 Jan. 2018
The industry’s panjandrums insist that a new culture of compliance will make FDA site closures a thing of the past.
—The Economist, 22 Mar. 2018
The forum, for its part, will drum up support for the venture among the world’s panjandrums—and with luck some dosh as well.
—The Economist, 23 Jan. 2018
Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
Bamford, while cutting in and out of the lives of Hollywood’s panjandrums, takes us to Pyongyang, where Kim’s minions are stealing money and cryptocurrency while wreaking havoc on computer systems around the world.
—Tim Weiner, The New Republic, 27 Mar. 2023
The posh, wild-bearded panjandrum of the anti-aging movement, de Grey was born in London in 1963.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
Calvin Klein, the panjandrum of pants, sold his beach house there for $84.4m.
—The Economist, 13 Mar. 2021
The forum, for its part, will drum up support for the venture among the world’s panjandrums—and with luck some dosh as well.
—The Economist, 23 Jan. 2018
The industry’s panjandrums insist that a new culture of compliance will make FDA site closures a thing of the past.
—The Economist, 22 Mar. 2018
The forum, for its part, will drum up support for the venture among the world’s panjandrums—and with luck some dosh as well.
—The Economist, 23 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panjandrum
Noun
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Back then, white scholars saw history through the eyes of society’s nabobs, kings and presidents.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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Back then, white scholars saw history through the eyes of society’s nabobs, kings and presidents.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Janie Hunt, 9, of Dallas, a great-granddaughter of oil baron William Herbert Hunt and a relative of the family that owns the Kansas City Chiefs, was attending Camp Mystic for the first time, her grandmother Margaret Hunt told the New York Times.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 July 2025
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Huene, a baron, had known Paley since dancing school in Russia, where his father had been equerry to the czar.—
Amy Fine Collins,
airmail.news,
5 July 2025
Noun
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One of them is Martin Krebs (Rupert Friend), a shady pharmaceuticals bigwig who wants to develop the world’s most effective heart medication using dinosaur blood samples.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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Several months later, on the day that Antonin and Agathe open Patisserie Carême, Antonin and Talleyrand learn that they’re both being packed off to the war together, where they’ll be tasked with feeding the army bigwigs and other duties (espionage, probably) as assigned.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
11 June 2025
Noun
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This has to be a big kahuna, among records Swift could break that go back to the very beginning of the album chart.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
19 June 2024
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The big kahuna, Photoshop itself, costs a minimum of $9.99 per month, but that subscription also includes Lightroom, Lightroom Classic, and 20GB of cloud storage.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
10 May 2024
Noun
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The man was identified as Zdravko Bilic, the husband of skincare mogul Gry Tomte, 9News, 7News and News.com.au reported, citing police.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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The donor pool has featured some of the most prominent billionaire philanthropists in the country: the Adelson family, Home Depot founder Bernie Marcus, Oracle founder Larry Ellison and entertainment mogul Haim Saban, who sits on the group’s board.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Effectively Building Brand Recognition with Purpose and Preparation Diane Primo, CEO, marketing magnate, and communication innovator, served as the keynote speaker.—
Essence,
Essence,
30 June 2025
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Hefty Payroll Money is no object to Mets owner Steve Cohen, who made a fortune as a hedge fund magnate before buying the ballclub five years ago.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Thanks to courses in communication studies, students are schooled in the evolving business models of the creative industries, and dive into allyship and advocacy through sound studies and the school’s eminence in audiology.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2025
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The eminence whom the film casts as the prime mover of benevolent governance is Nelson Rockefeller, a liberal Republican (the breed wasn’t uncommon then) who was the state’s governor from 1959 to 1973.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Later in the century, sleek neoclassical monuments are the rule.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
19 July 2025
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Down the street, a fenced monument to Kingsland's native son includes a brick platform with a plaque bearing his name and date of birth.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 July 2025
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“Panjandrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panjandrum. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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