czar

variants also tsar or tzar

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Recent Examples of czar Trump was joined by David Sacks, a prominent tech investor who serves as the White House crypto and artificial intelligence czar, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other administration officials who promised favorable treatment for the industry. Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025 David Sacks, the White House's AI and crypto czar, emphasized that while estimates suggest the government holds about 200,000 bitcoins, a complete audit has never been conducted. Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025 The announcement of the pending executive order followed Adams’ meeting with President Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, on Feb. 13. Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025 Canada named a fentanyl czar, even though smuggling of the drug from Canada into the United States appears to be relatively modest. Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for czar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for czar
Noun
  • Hennessy, grandson of the liquor magnate, was surrounded by Cognac vessels growing up.
    Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • Elliot has conscripted Ridley to join him for a weekend with Odell, a dying tycoon (played by Richard E. Grant in a Saltburn–esque role) who is preparing to name a proxy for his company’s board.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025
  • In the twilight of the gilded age, the show starts with a murder that strikes the estate of an eccentric and failing tycoon.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Marlene Daut’s deep dive into Haiti’s first — and only — king reads like a historical novel of a bygone era with Black princes and knights, an elaborate dress code and a palace, Sans-Souci, to match.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
  • It’s also made this former video-store clerk the king of all content.
    Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Despite failing to produce a breakthrough, the meeting illustrated the convening reach of the crown prince and his intention to act as a diplomatic go-between in the Ukraine-Russia war.
    Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Recommended Safety As Trump proves unreliable, Europe rushes to firm up defenses on its own Saudi oil also gives the crown prince sway over the global supply of crude and its price.
    Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • There were fore and aft decks, a couple of bedrooms, a bathroom, a galley kitchen, and the heady promise of being captain of my own boat.
    Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Willie linked arms with his fellow-players and faced down the opposing captain, glowering at the antipodeans in headbands and teeny-tiny shorts.
    Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Tech barons are moving forward with artificial intelligence programs at full speed, without regard for ethics, intellectual property rights, risks to our society, or energy demands.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Forest Home Cemetery is the final resting place for many of Milwaukee’s social elites and beer barons.
    La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The disgraced mogul also faces dozens of civil lawsuits for his alleged violent behavior.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Those spotted on the scene during the weekend included the Chainsmokers, Selling Sunset star and real estate mogul Jason Oppenheim, Marshmello, Paul Oakenfold, Vice, Steelo Brim, Ross Naess, nightlife guru Dean May and more.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025

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“Czar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/czar. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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