tycoons

plural of tycoon

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tycoons Not dabblers in the slave trade, tycoons of the slave trade. Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 At Evergrande’s listing party in 2009, Hui was joined by many of Hong Kong’s tycoons, including Cheng Yu-tung, the late founder of Hong Kong property giant New World Development, and Chinese Estates’ founder Joseph Lau. Reuters, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025 This trend is unfolding as the Kremlin touts economic resilience, and some tycoons are regaining assets amid an exodus of Western corporations from Russia. Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tycoons
Noun
  • The actual man has no tie to the real diamond magnates of the Leviev family.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This year’s Davos summit seated several religious figures at the same tables hosting bond-market briefings alongside the usual presidents, central-bank chiefs, and software magnates.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • On November 25, the La Liga holders travel to Stamford Bridge for a mouthwatering clash with the reigning Club World Cup kings.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The Stars and Stripes will face off against the Tigers of Asia for the first time in more than a decade as two continental kings collide at Sports Illustrated Stadium.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Tycoons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tycoons. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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