as in tycoons
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 magnates
The verdict cleared a legal cloud hanging over OpenAI's restructuring right as both magnates were steering their companies toward the public market.
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Alicia Park,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Newspapers fell into the hands of magnates who advanced their own interests.
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Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
The verdict comes at a critical time for Altman and Musk, as the two tech magnates push their respective companies toward the public markets in what are expected to be record offerings.
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Jeffrey Kopp,lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
Greek shipping tycoons, Morley said, may be intrigued by the glory of owning Onassis’s yacht; Middle Eastern oil magnates could have the means to buy a pricey piece of history.
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Michael Ballaban,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
In the early 20th century, this man-versus-nature oasis was strong-armed into being when mobsters and casino magnates swept into the Nevada desert.
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Zoey Goto,
Architectural Digest,
6 May 2026
Much as mega-rich Crypto titans seek to influence elections today, the railroad magnates of the 1870s flooded Congress with cash, with little attempt at concealment.
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Fergus M. Bordewich,
Time,
30 Apr. 2026
Season 2 followed Cross in pursuit of a ruthless vigilante who is hunting down corrupt billionaire magnates.
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Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2026
And in the milk biz, Guida and his brother Frank had gone from pickup truck peddling to the undisputed milk magnates of Central Connecticut.
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Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
Alicia Park,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Newspapers fell into the hands of magnates who advanced their own interests.
—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
The verdict comes at a critical time for Altman and Musk, as the two tech magnates push their respective companies toward the public markets in what are expected to be record offerings.
—
Jeffrey Kopp,lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
Greek shipping tycoons, Morley said, may be intrigued by the glory of owning Onassis’s yacht; Middle Eastern oil magnates could have the means to buy a pricey piece of history.
—
Michael Ballaban,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
In the early 20th century, this man-versus-nature oasis was strong-armed into being when mobsters and casino magnates swept into the Nevada desert.
—
Zoey Goto,
Architectural Digest,
6 May 2026
Much as mega-rich Crypto titans seek to influence elections today, the railroad magnates of the 1870s flooded Congress with cash, with little attempt at concealment.
—
Fergus M. Bordewich,
Time,
30 Apr. 2026
Season 2 followed Cross in pursuit of a ruthless vigilante who is hunting down corrupt billionaire magnates.
—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2026
And in the milk biz, Guida and his brother Frank had gone from pickup truck peddling to the undisputed milk magnates of Central Connecticut.
—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnates
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Set in the eponymous Texas metropolis, Dallas followed the Ewings, a powerful family of oil tycoons and ranch owners whose feuds and foibles made for wildly entertaining primetime viewing.
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Three of Paxton’s billionaire backers were Texas-native tycoons with a history of funding right-wing candidates in the state, one of whom died after his donation.
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This was perhaps the greatest bifurcation of the labor force seen since the days of land barons.
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Lipstye and others worried that Shelter Island was becoming a place dominated by wealthy barons who weren’t necessarily invested in the community — a place, in short, like the South Fork.
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The bell’s pyramidal face is decorated with depictions of deceased kings and queens, and its toll was believed to invoke ancestral spirits.
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Little is yet known about the jewelry and its significance, but Gordon believes that the jewelry was once worn by the kings and queens of an ancient Khmer Empire that spanned Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, and existed for hundreds of years.
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“Magnates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnates. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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