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a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
a neighborhood in which the city's merchant princes built palaces that shamelessly celebrated their wealth
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Recent Examples of princes
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.
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Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
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
In a city where franchise quarterbacks become princes and Super Bowl-winning coaches are hailed forever, much of the conversation the past seven months has centered on Bo Nix and Sean Payton.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
The project is described to us as in the vein of King Lear and Succession, charting the rivalry between two princes over a renowned Korean painting.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
With nanny Olga Powell and mom Diana, the young princes enjoyed an open-sleigh ride in Lech, Austria, on March 30, 1993.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
These aquatic feats left a lasting impression on the citizens of Santa Cruz following the princes' departure, which likely happened in 1887, according to the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025
In March, the princes and fellow trustees resigned amid growing tensions with Chandauka.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
If this is how princes of the church behave, perhaps the rest of us aren’t so bad after all.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
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
In a city where franchise quarterbacks become princes and Super Bowl-winning coaches are hailed forever, much of the conversation the past seven months has centered on Bo Nix and Sean Payton.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
The project is described to us as in the vein of King Lear and Succession, charting the rivalry between two princes over a renowned Korean painting.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
With nanny Olga Powell and mom Diana, the young princes enjoyed an open-sleigh ride in Lech, Austria, on March 30, 1993.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
These aquatic feats left a lasting impression on the citizens of Santa Cruz following the princes' departure, which likely happened in 1887, according to the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025
In March, the princes and fellow trustees resigned amid growing tensions with Chandauka.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
If this is how princes of the church behave, perhaps the rest of us aren’t so bad after all.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for princes
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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
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But several years after his burial, his body was reinterred to lie beside Psusennes I, one of the most powerful kings of the period.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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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
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“Princes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/princes. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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