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capitalists who lost everything in the '29 Crash
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Recent Examples of capitalist
Asli Pelit, New York Times, 16 May 2025
But for entrepreneur and venture capitalist Rupert Runewitsch, the challenge isn’t in choosing between a present father or a successful business owner.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Nia Shumake, Essence, 15 May 2025
The tough, gangsta image that defined late ’80s and early ’90s hip-hop had now been sanded down into something more aspirational and decidedly capitalist.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 12 May 2025
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Noun
The investor group was led by Academy Award-winning actress Natalie Portman, venture capitalist Kara Nortman, media entrepreneur Julie Uhrman and tech entrepreneur and Serena Williams’s husband, Alexis Ohanian.
—Asli Pelit, New York Times, 16 May 2025
But for entrepreneur and venture capitalist Rupert Runewitsch, the challenge isn’t in choosing between a present father or a successful business owner.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Adjective
That’s true of music, film, and all of the capitalist industries surrounding the arts.
—Nia Shumake, Essence, 15 May 2025
The tough, gangsta image that defined late ’80s and early ’90s hip-hop had now been sanded down into something more aspirational and decidedly capitalist.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalist
Noun
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Charting a divided league’s haves and have-nots Ranking the top 25 college football teams: Who’s biggest winner after the spring portal window?—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Based on the video game from Bethesda Game Studios, Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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However, many also resonate with Kim and Lee Jun-seok’s warning that Lee Jae-myung’s presidency, despite the latter’s reassurances, could result in radical economic and political changes, empowered by the Democratic Party’s unchecked control of the executive and legislative branches.—
Jong Eun Lee,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
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The city is a global financial hub that is renowned for its economic strength and high quality of life, according to the report.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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The news comes after the Federal Aviation Administration, which licenses commercial rocket launches, gave official approval Thursday, May 22 for SpaceX to launch Starship once again.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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With more than 100 million visitors to all parts of Spain, locals are protesting this type of residential listing for commercial gain.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
Noun
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In the short run, using money to buy power and power to make money may shield them from Trump’s rages.—
Evan Osnos,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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The Army and Marine Corps also use the money to woo troops to some combat, armor and artillery jobs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
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But the character is more of a riff on the real-life oil baron Calouste Gulbenkian, the world’s richest man at the time of his death in 1955 and a template for today’s globe-roaming magnates who pledge allegiance only to their own ambitions.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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The brand is a jewel in the crown of luxury magnate Bernard Arnault, the founder of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, who has owned Dior since 1984.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
29 May 2025
Noun
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The restructuring has been driven in part by the need to find a new home for the remaining functions of the U.S. Agency for International Development, an agency that Trump administration officials and billionaire ally Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have dismantled.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2025
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The model and billionaire businesswoman, also 28, reposted the image to her Instagram Stories as well.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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“Capitalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalist. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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