panjandrums

variants also panjandra
plural of panjandrum

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for panjandrums
Noun
  • Naturally, Bravo’s bigwigs and Cohen were pretty peeved to see gossip sites scooping them on their own reunion.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2026
  • Immediately afterwards, international dance music bigwigs such as Carl Cox, Martin Garrix, David Guetta, and Peggy Gou took over the sound system to get everyone on the dance floor.
    Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 6 June 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
  • Lipstye and others worried that Shelter Island was becoming a place dominated by wealthy barons who weren’t necessarily invested in the community — a place, in short, like the South Fork.
    Reeves Wiedeman, Curbed, 22 June 2026
  • As recounted by Peter Biskind in Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, Cimino ran long and went over budget on his epic drama about the Johnson County War, which saw cattle barons attacking immigrant laborers in late 19th-century Wyoming.
    Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Newspapers fell into the hands of magnates who advanced their own interests.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • The verdict comes at a critical time for Altman and Musk, as the two tech magnates push their respective companies toward the public markets in what are expected to be record offerings.
    Jeffrey Kopp,Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Many of the Silicon Valley tech moguls who oppose the measure have already moved their assets to other states or threatened to do so to avoid the possible tax.
    CBS News, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • Marketers, content creators, entertainment moguls and more were in the south of France this week for the huge ads, brands and creative industries get-together.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 June 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
  • Yesterday, following the official welcome at the king’s Palace Square, the visiting Japanese dignitaries visited City Hall and Parliament, ending the day with a traditional state banquet at the Palace of Laeken.
    Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 24 June 2026
  • One album has pictures with everyone from stars like Christian Pulisic, Mohamed Salah and James Rodriguez to foreign dignitaries like former Hungary President Viktor Orban, to friends alike.
    Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • But the Valkyries responded as Chen and defensive stopper Kaila Charles hit big shots down the stretch to seal the win.
    Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
  • Nobody shot more than Larry Bird, who made a lot of big shots in his day, too.
    John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
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“Panjandrums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panjandrums. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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