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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 princes
Nineteen thousand resident white loyalists also supplemented British troops, as did at least eight thousand Irishmen and more than thirty thousand soldiers loaned to the king by princes in the German states.
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Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
This time, the drama centers on the schedules of both princes.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
From hot scientists to charming aristocrats to dancing princes, here are Bailey’s sexiest onscreen roles thus far.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Also in attendance were Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Culture Badr bin Abdullah and the crown princes of Oman and Bahrain.
—Ayat Al-Tawy, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
And now, with a lucrative new four-year deal for film and TV at Paramount for their production company, Upside Down Pictures, they’re primed to become the crown princes of Hollywood.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Saudi Arabia launched a high-profile effort to stamp out corruption in 2017 with the detention of princes, government ministers, and business moguls at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh, recovering over $100 billion in assets.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2025
This made Major responsible for the legal and administrative matters relating to the princes.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
While the 1930s Santa Cruz surfers may have been shown as primarily white men, the sport dates back to 12th-century Polynesia and was first demonstrated in Santa Cruz by three Hawaiian princes in 1885.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
This time, the drama centers on the schedules of both princes.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
From hot scientists to charming aristocrats to dancing princes, here are Bailey’s sexiest onscreen roles thus far.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Also in attendance were Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Culture Badr bin Abdullah and the crown princes of Oman and Bahrain.
—Ayat Al-Tawy, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
And now, with a lucrative new four-year deal for film and TV at Paramount for their production company, Upside Down Pictures, they’re primed to become the crown princes of Hollywood.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Saudi Arabia launched a high-profile effort to stamp out corruption in 2017 with the detention of princes, government ministers, and business moguls at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh, recovering over $100 billion in assets.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2025
This made Major responsible for the legal and administrative matters relating to the princes.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
While the 1930s Santa Cruz surfers may have been shown as primarily white men, the sport dates back to 12th-century Polynesia and was first demonstrated in Santa Cruz by three Hawaiian princes in 1885.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for princes
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But my collection intentionally ignored the fraudulent exploits of billionaire heirs, tax dodgers and corporate magnates — defense contracts, government lobbying, bank accounts in Switzerland, shell companies in Panama, citizenship of Antigua and political asylum in London.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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In Season 2, Cross is in pursuit of a ruthless vigilante who is hunting down corrupt billionaire magnates.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Edward and Shari Glazer The siblings and Florida sports tycoons own the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and have partial ownership of Manchester United.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The series marks the first mainstream platform uniting India’s entertainment icons with industry tycoons to spotlight fashion entrepreneurship.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are kings of the baseball world yet again.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Nov. 2025
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High above Rio de Janeiro's coastline, he was given the keys to the city by Mayor Eduardo Paes — an honor usually reserved for the kings and queens of the famous carnival.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Princes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/princes. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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