as in magnate
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
the book festival brought together two lions of contemporary poetry for a joint reading
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Recent Examples of lion
Face the lion and slowly back away leaving an escape route.
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Mitchell Willetts, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
Mosh contains ingredients such as citicoline, lion’s mane mushrooms and omega-3s, which advocates believe improve cognition.
—Simone Melvin, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
There could be lion’s mane mushrooms in miso, or grated cucumber with soy sauce and buckwheat seeds; grazing options include Sicilian green olives and Cetara anchovies (prices range from 4 to 18 euros for food, and 5 to 8 euros for a glass of wine).
—Lily Radziemski, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Photographed by Huy Luong The bride learned of this ritual while searching for ways to incorporate Chinese traditions into her wedding beyond lion dancers at her banquet.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 22 May 2025
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Mitchell Willetts, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
Mosh contains ingredients such as citicoline, lion’s mane mushrooms and omega-3s, which advocates believe improve cognition.
—Simone Melvin, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
There could be lion’s mane mushrooms in miso, or grated cucumber with soy sauce and buckwheat seeds; grazing options include Sicilian green olives and Cetara anchovies (prices range from 4 to 18 euros for food, and 5 to 8 euros for a glass of wine).
—Lily Radziemski, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Photographed by Huy Luong The bride learned of this ritual while searching for ways to incorporate Chinese traditions into her wedding beyond lion dancers at her banquet.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lion
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This group includes finance mogul Stephen Smith, car dealership billionaire Norman Braman, industrial business magnate Harsh Goenka, homebuilder Patrick Neal and five anonymous respondents.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Lauder, a billionaire, philanthropist and son of the makeup magnate Estée Lauder, founded the initiative in 2022 as a way to increase access to Jewish day schools in America.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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With a net worth of $22.7 billion based on a Pop Mart stake, the 38-year-old is the youngest member of the country’s top echelon of tycoons, which includes ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming, Nongfu Spring Chairman Zhong Shanshan and Tencent cofounder Ma Huateng.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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The bizarre political bromance between the most powerful man on Earth and the wealthiest tycoon in the world appeared to be over Thursday as President Trump and Elon Musk traded barbs in the wake of the Tesla mogul’s harsh criticism of his signature Big Beautiful Bill.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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The cushy king beds are topped with $23,000 mattresses from 100-year-old luxury Swedish label Duxiana.—
Katie Nanton,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2025
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On Tuesday, the rap king visited the NPR offices for a 20-minute performance, featuring classics and new songs, backed by a band.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
10 June 2025
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Sophie and the prince have teamed up in the past, appearing together for The Royal Foundation’s screening of Rhino Man, a documentary about wildlife rangers, hosted by United for Wildlife at Battersea Power Station in June 2023.—
Greta Bjornson,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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Italian prince explains decision to renounce throne to fashion model daughter, 19 Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy is the father of Vittoria, a 19-year-old student in the U.K. who is also a fashion model with a large Instagram following.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2025
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Each part of the plan requires Zsa-zsa and now Liesl to persuade a number of industrial barons and powerful bankers to help finance the project.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, and other tech barons like to prophesy a future in which AI cures cancer and makes everyone prosperous.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Adding to this feeling is the return of Raul Menendez, Nicaraguan drug lord and leader of the terrorist organization Cordis Die.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Locals whisper that drug lords feed enemies to their pet lions — a disturbing rumor that reflects just how broken things are.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2025
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There is not normally an upside to losing a star player through injury for a lengthy period, but Kaoru Mitoma’s absence from the last 16 games of the 2023-24 season had a silver lining for Brighton & Hove Albion.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Meanwhile, Elizabeth took off, Joel started drinking and this marked the beginning of a spiral for the star.—
Daniela Avila,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Trump’s deportation dream team — Homeland Security head Kristi Noem, border czar Tom Homan and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller — has berated ICE officials for not doing more to comply with Trump’s wishes.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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Venture capitalist and Musk ally David Sacks, now serving as Trump’s czar for crypto and AI, gleefully read a list of Trump’s actions on crypto to the Winklevoss twins during a fireside chat.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2025
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“Lion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lion. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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