variants
also tsar
or tzar
as in magnate
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
a showbiz czar who is said to be able to make or break a career
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Recent Examples of czar
The resolution seeks $175 billion for immigration and border enforcement, the amount requested by border czar Tom Homan.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
Adams, a Democrat who pleaded not guilty and denied wrongdoing, has forged ties with Trump and his border czar, Tom Homan, particularly over immigration.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
Last week, after meeting with Trump’s border czar Tom Homan, the mayor agreed to allow federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents into New York City’s massive jail complex on Rikers Island.
—Dan Mangan,tom Winter, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
Even as Trump and his cost-cutting czar, the billionaire Elon Musk, have demonized the agency, its defenders tell success stories of its work.
—Matt Sedensky, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
Adams, a Democrat who pleaded not guilty and denied wrongdoing, has forged ties with Trump and his border czar, Tom Homan, particularly over immigration.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
Last week, after meeting with Trump’s border czar Tom Homan, the mayor agreed to allow federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents into New York City’s massive jail complex on Rikers Island.
—Dan Mangan,tom Winter, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
Even as Trump and his cost-cutting czar, the billionaire Elon Musk, have demonized the agency, its defenders tell success stories of its work.
—Matt Sedensky, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for czar
Noun
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FedEx is suing Donald Trump-supporting pillow magnate Mike Lindell for nearly $9 million in unpaid delivery fees.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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The project soon attached Ed Harris to play James, a celebrated actor but failed property magnate.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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In addition to the titles of prince and princess, Jacques is also the Marquis of Baux and Gabriella is the Countess of Carladès.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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They were granted the titles of prince and princess after their grandfather, 76, ascended to the throne in 2022.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Mary, too, served in the Army from 2016 to 2020, also leaving as a captain.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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Our senior captain Fernando Torres, had a good scoring chance but we were called offsides and Zeke Munoz hit a screamer from 30 yards out that hit the post and ricocheted out.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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The travels and travails of politicized sisterhood Oprah Winfrey’s and Whoopi Goldberg’s appearance together at the Academy Awards, to introduce a tribute to the late music arranger/producer and Hollywood mogul Quincy Jones, was the strangest way to begin Women’s History Month.—
Armond White,
National Review,
7 Mar. 2025
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In September 1997, NoDa real estate mogul Paul McBroom and partner George Gray reopened it as a live performance venue following renovations with 300 seats, according to Observer archives.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Czar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/czar. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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