as in tycoon
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
a studio magnate who had the biggest stars in Hollywood at his beck and call
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Recent Examples of magnate
Zoom out: Mark Cuban, who sold his majority stake in the Mavs to a Las Vegas casino magnate and is no longer involved in daily basketball operations, confirmed to WFAA that he wasn't involved in Dončić's trade.
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Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 2 Feb. 2025
The Residences at Sloan’s Curve is immediately south of casino-and-resort magnate Steve Wynn’s estate.
—Darrell Hofheinz, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Last month, a Brooklyn real estate magnate connected to Turkish officials admitted to orchestrating straw donations towards Adams’ mayoral campaign in a plea deal believed to require his cooperation at trial.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
His relationship with oil magnate Harold Hamm, the richest man in Oklahoma and a pioneer in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling technology, has been well-documented.
—Mary Steurer, ProPublica, 24 Jan. 2025
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Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 2 Feb. 2025
The Residences at Sloan’s Curve is immediately south of casino-and-resort magnate Steve Wynn’s estate.
—Darrell Hofheinz, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Last month, a Brooklyn real estate magnate connected to Turkish officials admitted to orchestrating straw donations towards Adams’ mayoral campaign in a plea deal believed to require his cooperation at trial.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
His relationship with oil magnate Harold Hamm, the richest man in Oklahoma and a pioneer in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling technology, has been well-documented.
—Mary Steurer, ProPublica, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnate
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Billionaire business tycoon Elon Musk suggested that the International Space Station should be scrapped sooner rather than later.—
Alex Nitzberg,
Fox News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Washington today echoes with so many uncomfortable reminders of that transitional moment in Moscow—the sudden, fearful silence of critics who had previously spoken out, the business tycoons rushing to kiss the President’s ring, the lying and reality distortions to fit the official narrative.—
Susan B. Glasser,
The New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2025
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When Bezos acquired The Washington Post for $250 million in 2013, its value to the tech baron was largely reputational.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025
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While the Rubiales trial took 18 months to be investigated and tried, the regional barons who have long dominated the federation successfully headed off the government’s talk of electoral reform.—
Dermot Corrigan,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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And a civilization in ancient Mesopotamia saw the blood red moon as a bad omen for the king.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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Watch Black Widow on Disney+ Black Panther Following his father’s death, T’Challa returns home to Wakanda, a secretive nation with impressive technological advancements, to take his place as king.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Other administration officials who participated included White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and border czar Tom Homan.—
Alex Isenstadt,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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Border czar Tom Homan told Fox News the operation was part of a larger criminal investigation into a network, and a lot of the people of interest were located in the Colony Ridge area.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Magnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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