businessman

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Recent Examples of businessman Kirti, a businessman fighting to preserve traditional handlooms, is at odds with his ailing wife Sonal, who urges a shift toward industrial powerlooms for survival. Jamie Lang, Variety, 15 Apr. 2025 Dib Bangkok, the country’s first major museum for international contemporary art, founded by the Thai businessman Purat Osathanugrah and housed in a warehouse transformed according to the Thai architect Kulapat Yantrasast’s vision, is set to open in December. Nazanin Lankarani, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025 Sullivan, 60, is the hard-charging businessman, stocky, direct and blunt. T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025 In November 2021, Lohan got engaged to her boyfriend of two years, businessman Bader Shammas. Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for businessman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for businessman
Noun
  • His English improved by reading books and listening to audiobooks on creating businesses and biographies about entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs and Richard Branson.
    Terry Collins, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Coincidentally, Ice is CEO of 6th Ave Storytelling, which helps local entrepreneurs market their businesses.
    Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Uber will continue to stand up for merchants and for a level playing field.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
  • For merchants to stay ahead of the curve, a tailored and flexible system is essential—one that can respond to unique risks based on the types of goods being sold, the market location and the sales channels in use.
    Paul Marcantonio, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • At the same time, Harney ordered all the traders in the area into the fort.
    Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
  • His office also went after insider traders, including the recent prosecution of a couple of Gulliver Preparatory School graduates enmeshed in a MasTec acquisition deal.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Require carmakers to sell more electric cars and the buyers will come.
    Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • As much as nobody seems to have any idea how any of this [gestures vaguely at everything] will impact marketing budgets and consumer spending, the specter of a recession has some national TV buyers anticipating a significant downturn in 2025-26 upfront spending.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Businessman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/businessman. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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