Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panjandrums
Noun
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There will be galas, dinners, concerts, and a ribbon cutting with all the local political bigwigs.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
6 Mar. 2026 -
Walmart’s bigwigs are no exception.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But all the nattering nabobs of negativism who’d normally have been concentrating on Maura’s catastrophic first term had to devote at least a little attention to recounting one of the Wu Klux Klan’s more embarrassing moments of 2025.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Turning to Yasmin, there are so many biographical parallels between her and Ghislaine Maxwell — their dads being publishing barons who had fatal accidents on their boats.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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As written, these bills strip away the remaining local input on large projects, leaving nothing in the way of the wealthy, land barons and non-Floridian developers.—
Katherine Sayler,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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And in the milk biz, Guida and his brother Frank had gone from pickup truck peddling to the undisputed milk magnates of Central Connecticut.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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During America’s Gilded Age, the era’s industrial titans—steel, oil, and rail magnates—turned to Europe for inspiration for their home decor and architecture.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When the Grand Lake Theater opened near Oakland’s Lake Merritt in 1926, movies were the dominant new force in American entertainment and culture, and the moguls and exhibitors running Hollywood wanted fans to be able to enjoy their silent dramas, Westerns and comedies in comfort and style.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The other existential threat to SAG in the 1930s came not from the moguls or the feds but the mob.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These speakers join previously announced eminences from Amazon, Calm, Contextual AI, CoreWeave, Databricks, DataSnipper, Exelon, Glean, Google, Intuit, Rivian, and Serve Robotics.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
17 Nov. 2025
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It was started by Goodall, Desmond Tutu, and other eminences.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After nearly an hour of speeches, teams of dignitaries donned red hard hats and filed outside on a cold and gray March afternoon, grabbing shovels for the ceremonial groundbreaking.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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This year, the hotel will celebrate 150 years as an icon of Southern hospitality, hosting presidents, dignitaries, and everyday folks.—
Cynthia J Drake,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Picking up full court, hitting big shots.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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Now, with a Super Bowl trophy in sight, the offense is more than just taking big shots.—
Derrik Klassen,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Panjandrums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panjandrums. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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