as in magnates
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
an oil tycoon who's widely considered the most powerful man in the county
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Recent Examples of tycoons
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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Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 June 2026
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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Andrew Balaban,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Alongside the police raids, the downfall of these tycoons put pressure on scam companies, which have relocated from Cambodia in recent months, researchers and former scam workers said.
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Shibani Mahtani,
NPR,
21 June 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
For the manifesto’s authors, a just fashion system enriches the lives of workers, their families and their communities, not the coffers of billionaire fashion tycoons.
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Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
From Hong Kong to Seoul, tycoons are offering cash and perks to boost birth rates, testing whether private wealth can succeed where governments have struggled.
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Diana Li,
Bloomberg,
24 Apr. 2026
Steyer has most pointedly taken aim at tech company tycoons who have put millions into San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s campaign for governor.
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Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
But where does Ted Turner live now that other tycoons have bought up enough acreage to surpass his record?
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Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
6 Feb. 2026
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 June 2026
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.
—
Andrew Balaban,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Alongside the police raids, the downfall of these tycoons put pressure on scam companies, which have relocated from Cambodia in recent months, researchers and former scam workers said.
—
Shibani Mahtani,
NPR,
21 June 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
For the manifesto’s authors, a just fashion system enriches the lives of workers, their families and their communities, not the coffers of billionaire fashion tycoons.
—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
From Hong Kong to Seoul, tycoons are offering cash and perks to boost birth rates, testing whether private wealth can succeed where governments have struggled.
—
Diana Li,
Bloomberg,
24 Apr. 2026
Steyer has most pointedly taken aim at tech company tycoons who have put millions into San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s campaign for governor.
—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
But where does Ted Turner live now that other tycoons have bought up enough acreage to surpass his record?
—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tycoons
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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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Newspapers fell into the hands of magnates who advanced their own interests.
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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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“Tycoons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tycoons. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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