as in magnate
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 tycoon
The seller, the Soloviev Foundation, a nonprofit founded by the real estate tycoon Sheldon Solow, stands to receive a bigger payout if the work sells for its estimate.
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Tim F. Schneider, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Among them was investigative reporting on how fentanyl became a scourge worldwide; breaking news reporting on the assassination attempt of now-President Donald Trump; and reporting on tycoon Elon Musk.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 5 May 2025
Gareth Evans' Netflix neo-noir follows Walker as he's hired by real estate tycoon and budding politician Lawrence Beaumont (Forest Whitaker) to protect his son, Charlie (Justin Cornwell), after a drug deal gone wrong.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The man who once mocked piety had become a moral touchstone; the scold of American pretensions now dined with tycoons.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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Tim F. Schneider, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Among them was investigative reporting on how fentanyl became a scourge worldwide; breaking news reporting on the assassination attempt of now-President Donald Trump; and reporting on tycoon Elon Musk.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 5 May 2025
Gareth Evans' Netflix neo-noir follows Walker as he's hired by real estate tycoon and budding politician Lawrence Beaumont (Forest Whitaker) to protect his son, Charlie (Justin Cornwell), after a drug deal gone wrong.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The man who once mocked piety had become a moral touchstone; the scold of American pretensions now dined with tycoons.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tycoon
magnate
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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
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“Tycoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tycoon. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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