panjandrums

variants also panjandra
plural of panjandrum

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Noun
  • As the fashion types begin to migrate to New York for the start of fashion week, the C-suite bigwigs were leaning in on Wall Street, courting investors at Goldman Sachs’ annual retail conference.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
  • His rattan chairs have seated famed Indian celebrities like members of India’s billionaire Ambani family and Bollywood stars, as well as American bigwigs like Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who visited the restaurant last year.
    Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Ransom Eli Olds was one of the most influential auto barons of his time, credited with being the first to design an assembly line for vehicle manfacturing.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Feeding their massive media empires, media barons like William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer competed for readership by printing sensationalist stories, gossip, and exaggerated claims.
    Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The actual man has no tie to the real diamond magnates of the Leviev family.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This year’s Davos summit seated several religious figures at the same tables hosting bond-market briefings alongside the usual presidents, central-bank chiefs, and software magnates.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Her strategy echoes moguls like Huda Kattan, Oprah, and Reese Witherspoon—leaders who built lasting wealth through ownership and diversification.
    Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Similar compound-building sprees are playing out in Aspen, the Hamptons, and Los Angeles, where Saghian and other moguls have pieced together trophy properties into massive private domains.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Beneath the canopy of a giant Ethiopian flag, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addressed a crowd of dignitaries including the presidents of Somalia, Djibouti and Kenya.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Fireworks lit up the sky the night before the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) was officially opened, and dancers dressed as engineers in hardhats performed at the colorful daytime ceremony attended by African dignitaries.
    Kate Bartlett, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Hundred offers a cosy domestic dose of garish colors, potato crisp team sponsors and big shots.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Panjandrums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panjandrums. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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