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a wealthy person
capitalists who lost everything in the '29 Crash
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Recent Examples of capitalist
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2025
The venture capitalist Ben Horowitz was onstage, proclaiming his firm never rolled out diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2025
Imperialists leveraged nationalist sentiment at home to manage the domestic tensions created by class politics and capitalist expansion, and their subjects abroad used it to rally support for independence.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Noun
President Trump’s pick for undersecretary of state for economic growth, energy, and the environment, and his husband, venture capitalist Keith Rabois. are selling the waterfront mansion on San Marco Island for $65 million.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2025
The venture capitalist Ben Horowitz was onstage, proclaiming his firm never rolled out diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Anyone who sees life on earth as something more than some capitalist death match.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2025
Imperialists leveraged nationalist sentiment at home to manage the domestic tensions created by class politics and capitalist expansion, and their subjects abroad used it to rally support for independence.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalist
Noun
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Come to think of it, Lt. Governor Millie would probably waste a lot less money than some of our actual LG’s have.—
Scott Maxwell,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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His 2013 film Snowpiercer was another tale of haves and have-nots taken to fantastic, violent, and thrilling extremes.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Too far, too fast, is one way of describing concern about gold which is being powered by a combination of investor concern about the global economic outlook, fear of inflation, central bank buying, and geopolitical tension.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The reason: growing pessimism about the country's economic outlook as the Trump administration beats the drum for a trade war with Canada, Mexico, China and other countries.—
Anne Marie Lee,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In the 1950s, the British introduced the de Havilland Comet, the world’s first commercial jet airliner.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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While the viral video captures the unsettling reality of sudden turbulence, industry statistics highlight the overall safety of modern commercial flights.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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United could put the money earned into their own ground’s renewal.—
Michael Walker,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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Though the investments may seem legitimate, criminals eventually disappear with the consumers’ money.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Hennessy, grandson of the liquor magnate, was surrounded by Cognac vessels growing up.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
15 Mar. 2025
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Real estate magnate Lee Shau Kee held on to his perch as the city’s second-richest with a net worth of $29.2 billion.—
Jane Ho,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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More than one-third of the total came from billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts, with Trump’s blessing, to slash the federal headcount.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2025
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As Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency dominate headlines, Democrats are becoming increasingly concerned the billionaire entrepreneur is providing political cover for President Donald Trump.—
Naomi Lim,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Capitalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalist. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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