as in magnates
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
the undisputed king of automobile sales for the entire metropolitan area
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Recent Examples of kings
Ohio Renaissance Festival final weekend Transport yourself back in time to the days where kings and queens ruled at Ohio Renaissance Festival.
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Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Oct. 2025
Stewart compared Trump with several past kings, finding the president lacking in his royal tendencies.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
They were owned by the kings of France; Louis XIV alone had more than 800 pieces, according to the Louvre.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
No thrones, no crowns, no kings!
—ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025
Built in the late 12th century, the Louvre Palace was the official residence of the kings of France for centuries.
—Caitlin Danaher, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Photos of him with tribal kings at formal ceremonies in Africa.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Their guys happen to be small, by and large, but these short kings sort of prove the point.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The character in question is King Shaka, or ShakakaSenzangakhona, the most famous of the Zulu kings who ruled in a pre-colonial era.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Oct. 2025
Stewart compared Trump with several past kings, finding the president lacking in his royal tendencies.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
They were owned by the kings of France; Louis XIV alone had more than 800 pieces, according to the Louvre.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
No thrones, no crowns, no kings!
—ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025
Built in the late 12th century, the Louvre Palace was the official residence of the kings of France for centuries.
—Caitlin Danaher, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Photos of him with tribal kings at formal ceremonies in Africa.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Their guys happen to be small, by and large, but these short kings sort of prove the point.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The character in question is King Shaka, or ShakakaSenzangakhona, the most famous of the Zulu kings who ruled in a pre-colonial era.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kings
Noun
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In Season 2, Cross is in pursuit of a ruthless vigilante who is hunting down corrupt billionaire magnates.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Now the second season finds Cross in pursuit of a ruthless vigilante hunting down corrupt billionaire magnates.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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The series marks the first mainstream platform uniting India’s entertainment icons with industry tycoons to spotlight fashion entrepreneurship.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Recent years have seen these tycoons entering into the world of politics.—
Senior Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ludwig’s distant paternal ancestors were in fact German Jewish merchants, not warlike princes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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And now, with a lucrative new four-year deal for film and TV at Paramount for their production company, Upside Down Pictures, they’re primed to become the crown princes of Hollywood.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Teeming with tennis courts, specimen trees and stone mansions raised from the dirt by 19th-century railroad barons, the suburb makes wealth feel like weather, an ozone layer shrouding everything — ambient, constant and vital.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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But the grab bag of parts—cheese barons, Nazis—never comes together, and the old obsessions never acquire new force.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Kings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kings. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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