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
Prince Harry was born the same year and Prince William two years earlier, so neither prince knew him.
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Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
The singer, icon, and prince of darkness seemed immortal.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
Nobody was more badass to crank up on our speakers than the one and only prince of darkness - Ozzy Osborne!
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Journey with Marie and her valiant Nutcracker prince to the Land of the Sugar Plum Fairy to experience a classic story with distinctly local flair.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 22 July 2025
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Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
The singer, icon, and prince of darkness seemed immortal.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
Nobody was more badass to crank up on our speakers than the one and only prince of darkness - Ozzy Osborne!
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Journey with Marie and her valiant Nutcracker prince to the Land of the Sugar Plum Fairy to experience a classic story with distinctly local flair.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prince
Noun
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The question is why the private-equity tycoon, who has spent millions buying and renovating homes in locales including Colorado, California and France, rented that particular property from that particular person.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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The tech tycoon left the White House in May, publicly decrying Trump.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Aug. 2025
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The lawyers of President Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch have agreed to pause an effort to force the 94-year-old media magnate to testify before a federal court in the president’s defamation case against the Wall Street Journal’s reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.—
Sarah Whitmire,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The moves reflect Trump’s aggressiveness toward media who displease him — even a media magnate, Rupert Murdoch, with outlets that have been friendly to him in the past.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
22 July 2025
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Clocking in at 2,300 square feet each, these residences feature four king bedrooms, an open floor plan, full kitchens, private patios, and 24/7 concierge service.—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Aug. 2025
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Morgan Wallen remains the undisputed king of country music at the moment.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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In wealthy Medellin, hawkers have transformed onetime local drug lord Pablo Escobar into a mascot for touristic trinkets.—
Ladan Anoushfar,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Kingpin starts with the murder of a Memphis drug lord — and by the end of the first episode, the war has already begun.—
Tanya Melendez,
EW.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The monarch appeared to tell a quick joke in reaction, which made those around him smile.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Britain’s late Queen Elizabeth II was already the monarch when the de Havilland DH106 1A Comet G-ALYP took off from London Airport — as Heathrow was then known — about 3 p.m. on May 2, 1952, carrying the world’s first fare-paying jet passengers.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The town of about 9,000 people was founded by copper barons who profited off nearby mines in the late 1800s.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Aug. 2025
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Founded in the late 1800s by copper barons who made their fortunes from nearby mines, it is still marked by a towering, now-defunct smelter stack that dominates the skyline.—
Jenna Sundel
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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What To Know Sea lions across California's coast have contracted Leptospirosis in recent days, with at least 100 infected this month, per the MMC.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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Here’s where things could get really icky for consumers: Right now, the lion’s share of cost pressures aren’t even coming from tariff-sensitive goods.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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According to White House border czar Tom Homan, more than 7,000 people so far have used a government app to self-deport.—
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán,
NPR,
9 Aug. 2025
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Having overseen that as the state's border czar, and before that as a U.S. Border Patrol agent, will give Banks the perspective needed once his purview expands to include New Mexico, Arizona and California, Cornyn said.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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“Prince.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prince. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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