as in magnate
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
an oil tycoon who's widely considered the most powerful man in the county
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Recent Examples of tycoon
Yet, the real estate tycoon ultimately landed on a partnership with Lauder due in major part to his longtime friendship with the company’s then-executive chairman, William Lauder, and his father and founder, Leonard Lauder, who recently died at the age of 92.
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
In the movie, Anna Kendrick's Stephanie Smothers is pulled back into the orbit of Emily Nelson (Blake Lively) for Emily's wedding to a mysterious Italian tycoon.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Meanwhile Elon Musk’s old frenemy and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, the first of the Silicon Valley tycoons to endorse Trump way back in the innocent times of 2016, had paid $15 million to help get his protégé J.D.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2025
Reuters — Vietnam will remove the death penalty for eight offenses from next month, including embezzlement and activities aimed at overthrowing the government, parliament said on Wednesday, sparing the life of a tycoon in a $12 billion fraud case.
—CNN Money, 25 June 2025
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
In the movie, Anna Kendrick's Stephanie Smothers is pulled back into the orbit of Emily Nelson (Blake Lively) for Emily's wedding to a mysterious Italian tycoon.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Meanwhile Elon Musk’s old frenemy and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, the first of the Silicon Valley tycoons to endorse Trump way back in the innocent times of 2016, had paid $15 million to help get his protégé J.D.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2025
Reuters — Vietnam will remove the death penalty for eight offenses from next month, including embezzlement and activities aimed at overthrowing the government, parliament said on Wednesday, sparing the life of a tycoon in a $12 billion fraud case.
—CNN Money, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tycoon
magnate
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Coffee magnate Prayudh Mahagitsiri’s wealth took a hit as his PM Group’s long-standing joint venture with Nestle ended.—
Phisanu Phromchanya,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The island's first inhabitants were the Gabrielino Indigenous Peoples, and the island has changed ownership since the 1800s until purchased by chewing gum magnate William Wrigley, Jr.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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