panjandrums

variants also panjandra
Definition of panjandrumsnext
plural of panjandrum

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Noun
  • To be specific, along with Jeff Shell, his wife Laura Shell, the Ellisons, Paramount itself, RedBird Capital Partners, Ellison close advisor Gerry Cardinale, COO Andy Gordon and a bunch of other Paramount bigwigs.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
  • There will be galas, dinners, concerts, and a ribbon cutting with all the local political bigwigs.
    Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • This year’s Vanity Fair Oscar Party boasted a guest list including hundreds of A-list movie stars, business moguls across every industry, and one very anxious Twitch streamer.
    Abigail Sylvor Greenberg, Vanity Fair, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Their clients were from a higher economic and social bracket—aristocrats, industrialists, movie directors, record moguls, rock stars.
    Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • It was started by Goodall, Desmond Tutu, and other eminences.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Around the Capitol, a 40-acre park filled with gardens, memorials, and trees planted by visiting dignitaries reflects how deeply greenery shapes this place.
    Keyla Vasconcellos, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Google hosted numerous dignitaries inside the cavernous Hangar One — one of the largest freestanding structures on earth — Friday to celebrate the transformation.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Doncic had 32 points, seven rebounds and six assists, but was three for 13 from three and missed two big shots in the final seconds.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Played so well defensively, changed the game for us with his ball pressure and knocked down big shots.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Panjandrums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panjandrums. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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