as in millionaire
a rich person who has at least a billion dollars, pounds, etc.
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Recent Examples of billionaire
Earlier this year, for example, billionaire Larry Ellison bought the Eau Palm Beach Resort in Florida for an unspecified amount.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024
Loeffler is married to billionaire and major Trump donor Jeffrey Sprecher, the CEO of Intercontinental Exchange, which owns the New York Stock Exchange.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
Son is just the latest in a parade of billionaires who’ve been vying for Trump’s attention and affection.
—David Goldman, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
Perot was a billionaire at a time when there were not so many of them, and his suggestions about running the government more like a business hit home with many.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024
Loeffler is married to billionaire and major Trump donor Jeffrey Sprecher, the CEO of Intercontinental Exchange, which owns the New York Stock Exchange.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
Son is just the latest in a parade of billionaires who’ve been vying for Trump’s attention and affection.
—David Goldman, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
Perot was a billionaire at a time when there were not so many of them, and his suggestions about running the government more like a business hit home with many.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for billionaire
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But that’s resulting in many ultra-rich residents potentially leaving the U.K., with some reports saying that millionaires will exit in droves.Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2024
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There were also more than 418,000 IRA millionaires.Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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What do multimillionaires like Bruce Springsteen who's worth $750 million, LeBron James worth $800 million, or Taylor Swift worth $1.5 billion know about the struggles of average Americans paying 30-50 percent more for groceries and gas since Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took office?Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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The last time elites were this vocal in their influence, Larson said, was during the Gilded Age, when multimillionaires such as William Randolph Hearst and Jay Gould worked to shape American politics.Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Carr has been a supporter of efforts by another Trump ally, multibillionaire Elon Musk, to win subsidies for his satellite broadband internet service, Reuters reported.Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
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Leading up to Election Day, the former president tapped multibillionaire Elon Musk for appearances across Pennsylvania and at Madison Square Garden in New York City.Jenn Brice, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Billionaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billionaire. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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