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also tsar
or tzar
as in magnate
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
a showbiz czar who is said to be able to make or break a career
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Recent Examples of czar
Healey is even less flattering talking about border czar Tom Homan.
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 29 May 2025
Now, as a Wall Street giant suddenly flips from gold to bitcoin, the bitcoin price is braced for a huge week that will see U.S. president Donald Trump’s vice president JD Vance speak alongside Trump’s crypto czar David Sacks at the Bitcoin 2025 conference.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
That’s why figures like immigration czar Tom Homan have balked so much at efforts to alert people about their rights: this administration does not want people to know what they’re entitled to under our laws.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
That was evident during the citywide immigration raids attended by Trump’s border czar Tom Homan and the TV personality Dr. Phil in January — and now in Wednesday’s courthouse arrests.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 29 May 2025
Now, as a Wall Street giant suddenly flips from gold to bitcoin, the bitcoin price is braced for a huge week that will see U.S. president Donald Trump’s vice president JD Vance speak alongside Trump’s crypto czar David Sacks at the Bitcoin 2025 conference.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
That’s why figures like immigration czar Tom Homan have balked so much at efforts to alert people about their rights: this administration does not want people to know what they’re entitled to under our laws.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
That was evident during the citywide immigration raids attended by Trump’s border czar Tom Homan and the TV personality Dr. Phil in January — and now in Wednesday’s courthouse arrests.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for czar
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This group includes finance mogul Stephen Smith, car dealership billionaire Norman Braman, industrial business magnate Harsh Goenka, homebuilder Patrick Neal and five anonymous respondents.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Media magnate Ted Turner owns more than a dozen ranches across half a dozen states; retired golfer Greg Norman has an almost 12,000-acre game ranch in Colorado‘s White River Valley; and Kanye West has two Montana ranches totaling more than 10,000 acres.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
3 June 2025
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With a net worth of $22.7 billion based on a Pop Mart stake, the 38-year-old is the youngest member of the country’s top echelon of tycoons, which includes ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming, Nongfu Spring Chairman Zhong Shanshan and Tencent cofounder Ma Huateng.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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The bizarre political bromance between the most powerful man on Earth and the wealthiest tycoon in the world appeared to be over Thursday as President Trump and Elon Musk traded barbs in the wake of the Tesla mogul’s harsh criticism of his signature Big Beautiful Bill.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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The cushy king beds are topped with $23,000 mattresses from 100-year-old luxury Swedish label Duxiana.—
Katie Nanton,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2025
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Both have happened in South Florida and this is why: High tides invade coastal communities, parks, yards and even some homes – most often during seasonal king tides, the highest tides of the year.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2025
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Sophie and the prince have teamed up in the past, appearing together for The Royal Foundation’s screening of Rhino Man, a documentary about wildlife rangers, hosted by United for Wildlife at Battersea Power Station in June 2023.—
Greta Bjornson,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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Italian prince explains decision to renounce throne to fashion model daughter, 19 Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy is the father of Vittoria, a 19-year-old student in the U.K. who is also a fashion model with a large Instagram following.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2025
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For the 2025 sequel, Nanette — now captain of the Callister — gets into several physical fights, giving Milioti her first real taste of stunt work.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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Among them is Al Budding, the former team captain and a distinguished coach who was inducted into the Moraine Valley Community College Baseball Hall of Fame after coaching there from 1987 to 2005.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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Each part of the plan requires Zsa-zsa and now Liesl to persuade a number of industrial barons and powerful bankers to help finance the project.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, and other tech barons like to prophesy a future in which AI cures cancer and makes everyone prosperous.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Harvey Weinstein’s criminal retrial in Manhattan ended without a verdict on the disgraced movie mogul’s third-degree rape charge.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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The beauty mogul took to the stage of The Business of Beauty Global Forum to discuss her brand’s acquisition for a cool billion.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 June 2025
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“Czar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/czar. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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