as in tycoon
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
a neighborhood in which the city's merchant princes built palaces that shamelessly celebrated their wealth
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Recent Examples of prince
The actress joined the prince and actor Benedict Cumberbatch during an event for London's Climate Action Week.
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Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
The 18th century heroine was was a central actor in helping to save Bonnie Prince Charlie (the Jacobean prince Charles Stuart) from the British forces after his, Charles,’ loss to the British at the Battle of Culloden.
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Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
The Don’t Worry Darling director opened up about her experience tying the knot with Italian-American filmmaker Tao Ruspoli, son of late Italian prince Alessandro Ruspoli, after just a few months of dating back in 2003.
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Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
On July 22, the prince will celebrate his 13th birthday, an occasion the family will mark with a party for family and friends, according to royals expert Charlotte Griffiths.
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Katie Nicholl,
Vanity Fair,
18 June 2026
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Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
The 18th century heroine was was a central actor in helping to save Bonnie Prince Charlie (the Jacobean prince Charles Stuart) from the British forces after his, Charles,’ loss to the British at the Battle of Culloden.
—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
The Don’t Worry Darling director opened up about her experience tying the knot with Italian-American filmmaker Tao Ruspoli, son of late Italian prince Alessandro Ruspoli, after just a few months of dating back in 2003.
—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
On July 22, the prince will celebrate his 13th birthday, an occasion the family will mark with a party for family and friends, according to royals expert Charlotte Griffiths.
—
Katie Nicholl,
Vanity Fair,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prince
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Alongside the police raids, the downfall of these tycoons put pressure on scam companies, which have relocated from Cambodia in recent months, researchers and former scam workers said.
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The couple traveled to the South of France in search of a holiday home and, in 1938, stayed at the legendary Hôtel Provençal in Juan-les-Pins as guests of its owner, Florence Gould, the socialite wife of American tycoon Frank Jay Gould.
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One of the previous proposals was a 12-story project proposed by San Diego hotel magnate and onetime San Diego Union-Tribune owner Doug Manchester.
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Casino magnate Miriam Adelson, the hedge-fund billionaire Ken Griffin, the options trader Jeff Yass, and the shipping-supplies billionaires Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein each gave more than $100 million.
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Nonetheless, he is made king and often found eschewing his royal duties in favor of visiting brothels or hanging out with those who work for him.
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The cinema may be king after all.
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Curiously, former Aquaman star, Jason Moma, is also in this film, though not as a lord of the seven seas.
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Set in the 13th century amid a shift from Paganism to Christianity in Central Europe, the film tells the story of the virgin daughter of a feudal lord who gets kidnapped by marauders before she is set to join a convent.
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The British monarch meets with the prime minister every week.
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The Dutch monarchs, who were joined by their daughter Princess Ariane, began the day by watching Holland rout Sweden 5-1 in a Group F match.
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Cruise sports a thick Southern accent, a beer belly and thinning white hair (fashioned in an unconvincing combover) to play the oil baron whose company may have set off an ecological disaster that could also spark a nuclear war.
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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.
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That’s one less lion left for Daemon to kill.
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In some species—lions, for instance—only one male and his closest buddies get the chance to sire offspring.
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Among the executives, NatGeo documentary czar Carolyn Bernstein got an invite, along with new Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro and New York Film Festival director Dennis Lim.
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In March, the White House anti-immigration czar, Stephen Miller, posted in disgust after Britain removed the remaining 92 hereditary peers from the House of Lords.
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“Prince.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prince. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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