plutocrat

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Recent Examples of plutocrat The provenance of an otherwise unknown plutocrat probably does not. Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 His father, Richard, a plutocrat who offers him a job at his company, is equally distressing. Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 The issue is the policy infrastructure that allows people like Musk to become not rich, not super-rich, but plutocrat-rich. Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026 Not to mention a conga line of billionaire tech, real-estate, and finance plutocrats paying feasance to a faux populist in exchange for contracts, pardons, and sundry favors. Graydon Carter, Air Mail, 4 July 2026 Then the plutocrats circled their yachts. Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 The Titanic is still a subject of worldwide fascination, in part because of the range of passengers aboard the ship, from paupers to plutocrats. Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026 The gaslighting evil plutocrats who want everything own the Federalist Society, Heritage Foundation and other think tanks. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026 One issue raised by the burgeoning controversy over the California proposal is how to extract a fair share of public revenue from plutocrats, whose wealth has surged higher while their effective tax rates have declined to historically low levels. Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plutocrat
Noun
  • The prevalence of tech firms as hotspots for talent signals a wider boom amid Australia’s startup scene, which in recent years has been attracting attention and investments from venture capitalists.
    Charlotte Hu, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Tech Startups By the time Morgan Stanley took Apple public in December 1980 at $22 a share, Rosen was onto his next career as a venture capitalist.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Separating the must-haves from the nice-to-haves can help parents decide where to hold firm and where a splurge might fit within the family budget.
    Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Lumbar support for those of us with a weak core can certainly dial up the comfort level, while footrests and contoured or cushioned seats are other nice-to-haves as well.
    Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Sargeant, a Florida oil magnate, had come under fire from Venezuelan opposition figures and US allies for allegedly propping up Maduro.
    Fabiola Zerpa, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Ryan Reynolds is already something of a modern-day Renaissance man, being a highly successful actor, billionaire business mogul, and global soccer magnate.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Those offerings could mint a number of fresh billionaires and scores of millionaires.
    Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Mamdani and Hochul announced it in April, with Mamdani unveiling the plan in a video filmed outside Citadel billionaire Ken Griffin’s $238 million penthouse.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Plutocrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plutocrat. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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