as in have
a wealthy person
capitalists who lost everything in the '29 Crash
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Recent Examples of capitalist
Chandelis Duster, NPR, 20 Jan. 2025
Dozens of top right-wing venture capitalists joined the likes of Speaker Mike Johnson and Donald Trump Jr., who emerged from the evening party with a triumphant grin.
—Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Big business has canned him into something more capitalist.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Noun
David Sacks, a venture capitalist, has also been appointed by Trump as the country's first crypto and artificial intelligence czar.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 20 Jan. 2025
Dozens of top right-wing venture capitalists joined the likes of Speaker Mike Johnson and Donald Trump Jr., who emerged from the evening party with a triumphant grin.
—Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
American sports are saturated with less growth opportunities and sports companies like any capitalist companies need growth so uk clubs are an easy target.
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Big business has canned him into something more capitalist.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalist
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Like many aspects of the climate challenge, this one will also drive climate haves and have-nots further apart, especially as relatively safe regions emerge, and discerning buyers flock to their appreciating real estate markets.—
Abrahm Lustgarten,
ProPublica,
3 Feb. 2025
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This piece requires a deeper explanation, one that reaches deep into the sport’s history of haves and have-nots.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Earlier this month, the Biden administration renewed the 2023 Venezuela TPS designation from April 2025 through October 2026, citing the humanitarian, economic and political crisis in the South American country.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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Smelling defeat from Putin's myriad military, economic, and diplomatic failures, Trump does not see Putin as a worthy ally.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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The idea is to be able to put residential units above commercial buildings like those in a strip mall.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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But radar readings from the airport tower place the helicopter at 200 feet, while the flight data recorder for the commercial jet – which was approaching Reagan National Airport for a landing – reported the jet was at an altitude of 325 feet, NTSB member J. Todd Inman said over the weekend.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Lovers of blood and guts would certainly get their money’s worth.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2025
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Gale says the group has used the money to hire a biologist and engineer who are studying their location data, in particular.—
Stephanie O'Neill,
NPR,
26 Jan. 2025
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That could be a smart bet for Cohen, with Donald Trump’s election spurring business magnates and world leaders to flock to Palm Beach for its proximity to the new president’s Winter White House at Mar-a-Lago.—
Giacomo Tognini,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Alongside billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, the tech magnates appeared in countless live shots of the transfer of power.—
Bloomberg,
Orange County Register,
21 Jan. 2025
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That’s why billionaires Lynda and Stewart Resnick are also not to blame for the Palisades Fire, the water experts who spoke with CNBC said.—
Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2025
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Atlanta billionaire Arthur Blank is in town with his fancy $180 million yacht.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Capitalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalist. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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