panjandrums

variants also panjandra
Definition of panjandrumsnext
plural of panjandrum

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Noun
  • The race for artificial intelligence supremacy has pitted Silicon Valley bigwigs against Washington policymakers and Chinese competitors.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The business of sports is on full display in Davos, Switzerland, where the World Economic Forum’s annual shindig for bigwigs kicked off earlier this week.
    Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 20 Jan. 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
  • In the early 1900s, the region launched Neiman Marcus, a luxury store that catered to the tastes of local cotton and oil barons.
    Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • By the early 20th century, after several centuries of rape, disease, enslavement, and land confiscation by colonizers, rubber barons, and loggers, their numbers had been reduced to 300.
    Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • During the 2021 recall fight, Newsom also attracted high-profile billionaire support from Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings, and agribusiness magnates Stewart and Lynda Resnick.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026
  • In Season 2, Cross is in pursuit of a ruthless vigilante who is hunting down corrupt billionaire magnates.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • And in some events, like dual moguls, which is making its debut at Milano Cortina 2026, skiers are literally racing head to head.
    Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Mac Forehand, who grew up in Fairfield before moving to Vermont, will compete on the Freeski team in Slopestyle (in which athletes ski down a course with obstacles and jumps) and Big Air (one jump with flips, spins and grabs) while Olivia Giaccio, who grew up in Redding, will compete in moguls.
    Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 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
  • Atlanta government and business leaders want to present a welcoming environment for foreign dignitaries and international fans planning to descend upon the city this summer for the World Cup.
    Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The British newspaper portrayed Rodríguez as a complex figure with personal quirks and an ability to build rapport, citing sources who described her interest in champagne, table tennis and informal interactions with foreign dignitaries.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The constant pressure prevented the Broncos from finding any other big shots downfield.
    Chad Graff, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Latson scored 12 points and Raven Johnson came up with some big shots down the stretch, scoring six of her 10 points in the pivotal fourth quarter for the Gamecocks (18-1, 5-0 SEC).
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Panjandrums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panjandrums. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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