as in millionaire
a rich person who has at least a billion dollars, pounds, etc.
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Recent Examples of billionaire
Before running for Ohio governor, Ramaswamy co-led the Department of Government Efficiency with billionaire Elon Musk.
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Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
That would include a surcharge on capital gains, which provides a large percentage of the income for multi-millionaires and billionaires.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
Influential Miami billionaire Mike Fernandez rescinded a $1 million contribution to FIU for turning its back on immigrant students.
—Philip Stoddard, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2025
The private orbital mission will bring billionaire Jared Isaacman to space for a second time after 2021′s Inspiration4 mission.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
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Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
That would include a surcharge on capital gains, which provides a large percentage of the income for multi-millionaires and billionaires.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
Influential Miami billionaire Mike Fernandez rescinded a $1 million contribution to FIU for turning its back on immigrant students.
—Philip Stoddard, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2025
The private orbital mission will bring billionaire Jared Isaacman to space for a second time after 2021′s Inspiration4 mission.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for billionaire
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Someone is going to be a millionaire by the end of the evening.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
9 July 2025
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Anyone still laboring under the illusion that this is a populist administration needs to understand that ‘for the people’ means ‘only some of the people,’ usually the millionaires and billionaires.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
8 July 2025
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Meanwhile, the Astors, who had amassed a nearly obscene amount of real estate in New York City, became the country’s first multimillionaires by smuggling opium.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
3 July 2025
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Despite concerns among liberals, Lamont is a popular, two-term governor who self-funds his own campaigns as a Greenwich multimillionaire.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
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Elon Musk, the multibillionaire former Trump adviser, is threatening to primary GOP lawmakers and even start a new political party over his deficit concerns.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
2 July 2025
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Federal government head counts, meanwhile, fell by 9,000 and have declined by 26,000 since January, reflecting the impact of sweeping cuts largely driven by multibillionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency initiative.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
2 May 2025
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“Billionaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billionaire. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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