as in millionaire
a rich person who has at least a billion dollars, pounds, etc.
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DeSantis has boasted that the Florida Department of Government Efficiency task force would use AI to help discover wasteful spending in the state’s cities and counties, echoing billionaire Elon Musk’s use of the technology in the federal government’s DOGE efforts.
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Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2025
The first attempt by the Department of Government Efficiency, formerly under the command of tech billionaire Elon Musk, to take over its headquarters led to a dramatic standoff.
—Gary Fields, Arkansas Online, 27 July 2025
The panelists discussed episode 4's introduction of a slew of new killers played by Stonestreet, Dastmalchian, Ritter, Neil Patrick Harris, and Uma Thurman, all employed in a secret society by an eccentric billionaire obsessed with serial killers (Peter Dinklage).
—EW.com, 26 July 2025
Led by billionaire Koo Kwang-mo, the conglomerate last March revealed a 100 trillion won ($74 billion) five-year investment plan in South Korea’s future technologies, including AI, biotech and cleantech.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2025
The first attempt by the Department of Government Efficiency, formerly under the command of tech billionaire Elon Musk, to take over its headquarters led to a dramatic standoff.
—Gary Fields, Arkansas Online, 27 July 2025
The panelists discussed episode 4's introduction of a slew of new killers played by Stonestreet, Dastmalchian, Ritter, Neil Patrick Harris, and Uma Thurman, all employed in a secret society by an eccentric billionaire obsessed with serial killers (Peter Dinklage).
—EW.com, 26 July 2025
Led by billionaire Koo Kwang-mo, the conglomerate last March revealed a 100 trillion won ($74 billion) five-year investment plan in South Korea’s future technologies, including AI, biotech and cleantech.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for billionaire
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That means a millionaire pays a lower effective tax rate than a schoolteacher.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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All millionaires and billionaires should strive to be like Teddy.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
22 July 2025
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The jury heard from 34 witnesses over around seven weeks of testimony, who alleged that the disgraced multimillionaire rap producer ran his empire with an iron fist, exploiting women and terrorizing anyone who crossed him.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
2 July 2025
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Meanwhile, the Astors, who had amassed a nearly obscene amount of real estate in New York City, became the country’s first multimillionaires by smuggling opium.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
3 July 2025
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Elon Musk, the multibillionaire former Trump adviser, is threatening to primary GOP lawmakers and even start a new political party over his deficit concerns.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
2 July 2025
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Federal government head counts, meanwhile, fell by 9,000 and have declined by 26,000 since January, reflecting the impact of sweeping cuts largely driven by multibillionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency initiative.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
2 May 2025
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“Billionaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billionaire. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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