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Recent Examples of panjandrum
The president’s bellowing recitation of his accomplishments served as a vivid reminder of the bullet so recently deflected by Nancy Pelosi and her ruthless fellow Democratic Party panjandrums by hustling the would-be nominee into political oblivion.
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Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
Bamford, while cutting in and out of the lives of Hollywood’s panjandrums, takes us to Pyongyang, where Kim’s minions are stealing money and cryptocurrency while wreaking havoc on computer systems around the world.
—Tim Weiner, The New Republic, 27 Mar. 2023
Calvin Klein, the panjandrum of pants, sold his beach house there for $84.4m.
—The Economist, 13 Mar. 2021
The industry’s panjandrums insist that a new culture of compliance will make FDA site closures a thing of the past.
—The Economist, 22 Mar. 2018
The forum, for its part, will drum up support for the venture among the world’s panjandrums—and with luck some dosh as well.
—The Economist, 23 Jan. 2018
Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
Bamford, while cutting in and out of the lives of Hollywood’s panjandrums, takes us to Pyongyang, where Kim’s minions are stealing money and cryptocurrency while wreaking havoc on computer systems around the world.
—Tim Weiner, The New Republic, 27 Mar. 2023
Calvin Klein, the panjandrum of pants, sold his beach house there for $84.4m.
—The Economist, 13 Mar. 2021
The industry’s panjandrums insist that a new culture of compliance will make FDA site closures a thing of the past.
—The Economist, 22 Mar. 2018
The forum, for its part, will drum up support for the venture among the world’s panjandrums—and with luck some dosh as well.
—The Economist, 23 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panjandrum
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Nattering nabobs of non-mainstream media might call it assault by beverage.Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 14 July 2024
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The Gold Coast once held the highest concentrations of American wealth, and today, the area remains an upscale part of Long Island, with many of those centuries-old homes of Gilded Age nabobs still intact.Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024
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Shows like Dallas and Blood and Oil have capitalized on the industry’s dramatic potential, focusing on wealthy oil barons, family empires, corporate warfare, and scandalous backstabbing.Jay R. Young, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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But in 2018, Cuomo, envisioning a massive deal with the neighborhood’s dominant real estate baron, Vornado, pushed the Legislature to strip the city of its zoning power in the blocks around Penn.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
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His trial is attended by the likes of Judd Apatow, Seth Rogen, and other Hollywood bigwigs who claim Homer’s robbing them creatively and financially.Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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And at a benefit auction Thursday night, her philanthropic work got a boost from her boyfriend Benny Blanco, performers Karol G and Teddy Swims, and emcee Billy Crudup, who lent their star power and nudged entertainment industry bigwigs to open up their pocketbooks for the cause.KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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This has to be a big kahuna, among records Swift could break that go back to the very beginning of the album chart.Chris Willman, Variety, 19 June 2024
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The big kahuna, Photoshop itself, costs a minimum of $9.99 per month, but that subscription also includes Lightroom, Lightroom Classic, and 20GB of cloud storage.PCMAG, PCMAG, 10 May 2024
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The actress and lifestyle mogul, mom of four and wife to NBA star Stephen Curry has joined wine and food, family and fame, and high and low items for her various brands.Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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What's New President-elect Donald Trump's team has dismissed criticism regarding the influence of billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk amid spending bill negotiations.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Ultimately, the pair separated after Callas began having an affair with Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis (Haluk Bilginer).Katie Mannion, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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But in typical Swift fashion, the pop superstar and music magnate didn’t release the book through any of the biggest publishing houses.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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But Mufasa doesn’t offer the iconic character a story worthy of his eminence.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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But a lot of young executives also are casting weary glances at the aging eminences who’ve been occupying Hollywood’s C-suites seemingly forever.Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
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Now, it is believed to be more intentional, possibly even coming from another monument.Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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To achieve it all, Toth sells his concept of a hilltop Brutalist monument to his client Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr. (Guy Pearce) and the city planning department via a trick of light.Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Panjandrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panjandrum. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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