as in magnates
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
the undisputed king of automobile sales for the entire metropolitan area
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Recent Examples of kings
But several years after his burial, his body was reinterred to lie beside Psusennes I, one of the most powerful kings of the period.
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Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
And the matchup presents a head-to-head befitting the occasion as the reigning Dutch champion hosts the defending kings of Belgium's top flight.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
La Ofrenda is actually a Mexican tradition that has nothing to do with offering up daughters as tribute to bullying kings.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The proverbial kings of the jungle once sprawled out as a pride, a rare occurrence in captivity, garnering millions of fans, but now their enclosure will sit empty — at least for now.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
The streamer tiptoed into live sports with exhibition golf tournaments and tennis matches, plus a rematch between hot-dog kings Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi.
—Dan Reilly, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Transport yourself back in time to the days where kings and queens ruled, and see over 100 daily shows.
—Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Make time for the Reims Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site where 33 French kings were crowned, and the adjoining Palais du Tau, a cultural landmark once the Archbishop of Reims’ palace.
—Jennifer Schwartz, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2025
The fire is now established in timber fuel model with extensive tree mortality along the North Fork of the Kings River, with no recorded fire history.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
And the matchup presents a head-to-head befitting the occasion as the reigning Dutch champion hosts the defending kings of Belgium's top flight.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
La Ofrenda is actually a Mexican tradition that has nothing to do with offering up daughters as tribute to bullying kings.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The proverbial kings of the jungle once sprawled out as a pride, a rare occurrence in captivity, garnering millions of fans, but now their enclosure will sit empty — at least for now.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
The streamer tiptoed into live sports with exhibition golf tournaments and tennis matches, plus a rematch between hot-dog kings Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi.
—Dan Reilly, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Transport yourself back in time to the days where kings and queens ruled, and see over 100 daily shows.
—Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Make time for the Reims Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site where 33 French kings were crowned, and the adjoining Palais du Tau, a cultural landmark once the Archbishop of Reims’ palace.
—Jennifer Schwartz, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2025
The fire is now established in timber fuel model with extensive tree mortality along the North Fork of the Kings River, with no recorded fire history.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kings
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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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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
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The fraternal fissure is especially painful for those who know the princes, whose mother, Princess Diana, died in August 1997.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
16 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
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Feeding their massive media empires, media barons like William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer competed for readership by printing sensationalist stories, gossip, and exaggerated claims.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Kings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kings. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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