as in magnate
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
the book festival brought together two lions of contemporary poetry for a joint reading
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Recent Examples of lion
The shop was built collaboratively between Coach, which did the lion’s share, and Bloomingdale’s.
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Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025
The lion’s share of analysts have hold ratings on the stock, according to LSEG.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
Catch up quick: The attraction, officially named the Gottesman Family Endangered Species Carousel, has alligators, flamingos, elephants, giraffes, frogs, lions and other endangered animals to ride instead of horses.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
The lion was within seconds of reaching the children when, out of the blue, Aries swooped from the sky like a cruise missile.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
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Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025
The lion’s share of analysts have hold ratings on the stock, according to LSEG.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
Catch up quick: The attraction, officially named the Gottesman Family Endangered Species Carousel, has alligators, flamingos, elephants, giraffes, frogs, lions and other endangered animals to ride instead of horses.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
The lion was within seconds of reaching the children when, out of the blue, Aries swooped from the sky like a cruise missile.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lion
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DeGeneres flipped another Montecito property—a five-bedroom, 10-bathroom compound—in February of last year to mining magnate Robert Friedland for $32 million.—
India Roby and Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
27 Mar. 2025
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The maid at Bizarre Bazaar magnate Zachary Beck’s estate?—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
13 Mar. 2025
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As stocks tanked following news of President Trump’s new tariffs, Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu got billions richer.—
Gigi Zamora,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Robert Bass Robert Bass is a nephew of oil tycoon Sid Richardson and inherited $2.8 million after his uncle’s death in 1959.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2025
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The people of Israel welcome Jesus as king while his disciples anticipate his crowning.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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In the early 1980s, Chamberlain gained a reputation as the king of the miniseries for his starring roles in Shogun, The Thorn Birds and Wallenberg: A Hero’s Story.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
30 Mar. 2025
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She's been linked to everyone from Leonardo DiCaprio to a Saudi prince, and was even married to Donald Trump Jr. for 13 years.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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The prince is disappointed in his offspring — the family has gone to seed.—
Anthony Paletta,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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The tender for its initial roster of teams had attracted a directory of the steel, cement and petrochemical barons who dominate the country’s economy: Tata Steel, JSW and Sanjiv Goenka among them.—
Rory Smith,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Some of the same coal barons who celebrated Trump’s victory in 2016 soon went bankrupt.—
Kevin A. Young,
The Conversation,
18 Mar. 2025
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The city was later passed between the lords and dukes of the era, eventually falling under power of the English in 1187 and then again in 1522.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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Colombia has led the world in cocaine production since the days of iconic drug lord Pablo Escobar and most comes from the Pacific side of the country.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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Series stars Erin Krakow, Kevin McGarry, Jack Wagner, Chris McNally, Pascale Hutton and Kavan Smith are all set to return.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
23 Mar. 2025
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Motocross star Haiden Deegan was arrested for street racing and stunt driving in Florida.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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But Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, told reporters outside the White House on Monday that various investigations identified the deportees under the Alien Enemies Act as members of Tren de Aragua through law enforcement, social media, their activities and criminal records in the U.S. and abroad.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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What to Know DeSantis appeared at the roundtable alongside White House border czar Tom Homan and former acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Lion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lion. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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