as in tycoon
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
movie moguls promising to turn young actresses into stars
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Recent Examples of mogul
The tech mogul, who left the board of OpenAI in 2018, seeks to stop the ChatGPT maker from becoming a for-profit company.
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Shanshan Dong, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
Much has been made of Jay-Z’s rise from Brooklyn drug dealer to billionaire mogul.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
In his lawsuit, the tech mogul accuses Altman of prioritizing money over the organization’s humanitarian mission of ensuring AI technology benefits the world.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2026
At the time, the then-business mogul had repeatedly criticized President Barack Obama and promoted a conspiracy theory that Obama was not born in the United States.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
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Shanshan Dong, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
Much has been made of Jay-Z’s rise from Brooklyn drug dealer to billionaire mogul.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
In his lawsuit, the tech mogul accuses Altman of prioritizing money over the organization’s humanitarian mission of ensuring AI technology benefits the world.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2026
At the time, the then-business mogul had repeatedly criticized President Barack Obama and promoted a conspiracy theory that Obama was not born in the United States.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mogul
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Then another message landed in their inboxes, this one from a local tycoon’s philanthropic organization.—
Diana Li,
Bloomberg,
24 Apr. 2026
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More Midwest Castle Experiences Missouri’s popular Ha Ha Tonka State Park holds the ruins of a business tycoon’s dream castle.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
Midwest Living,
22 Apr. 2026
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During his tenure at Daqo New Energy, the Chinese manufacturing magnate landed in hot water with the federal government multiple times over his links to the Chinese Communist Party’s repression of religious and ethnic minorities.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Apr. 2026
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Designed by architect Andreas Kriezis—who also transformed King Otto’s former palace into the Greek Parliament building on nearby Syntagma Square—it was commissioned by Dimitrios Kallimasiotis, a shipping magnate and politician, as his residence.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Mogul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mogul. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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