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also tsars
or tzars
as in magnates
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 czars
From Peter the Great to Nicholas I, the czars fought wars to gain access to and control the Black Sea.
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Galip Dalay, Time, 19 Aug. 2025
Galip Dalay, Time, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for czars
Noun
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The actual man has no tie to the real diamond magnates of the Leviev family.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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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
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At the time, optimism over Labubu’s growing popularity once made Wang richer than China’s iconic tycoons including Alibaba cofounder Jack Ma.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Asheikh was the third cleric to hold the position since the country’s founding, serving three kings during an era of major cultural and political transformation in Saudi Arabia and the region.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Getafe managed to hold the kings of Catalonia to a 1-1 draw the last time these teams faced off at the Coliseum in January, but Jose Bordalas' men have lost seven in a row on the road to Barcelona.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This made Major responsible for the legal and administrative matters relating to the princes.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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But the grab bag of parts—cheese barons, Nazis—never comes together, and the old obsessions never acquire new force.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Ransom Eli Olds was one of the most influential auto barons of his time, credited with being the first to design an assembly line for vehicle manfacturing.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Economists no longer can look at changes in this metric for clues on the overall economy because variations might be driven by the spending of a few hundred AI or hedge fund moguls.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
21 Sep. 2025
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In the clip, the moguls first applied the Rhode Lip Shaper and promptly followed up the application with the Kylie Cosmetics Lip Liner.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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An Ethiopian-American musician whose work combines alternative, indie rock and pop, Alemeda is also the youngest act signed to Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE), the indie record label that brought the world Kendrick Lamar and currently houses Grammy-winning superstars like SZA and Doechii.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
29 Sep. 2025
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More Ishika Samant/Getty Images This is obviously a very disappointing result as Nabers is one of the bright young superstars in the entire NFL.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Czars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/czars. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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