mogul

noun

Definition of mogulnext
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 Power goes to the head of a newspaper magnate (Welles) who uses his media empire to build himself into a political contender, while a reporter (William Alland) is left piecing together the puzzle of the mogul's complicated legacy. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Franklyn would start her own podcast Sofia with an F, and Cooper would continue using the Call Her Daddy brand and establish herself as a media mogul with her company The Unwell Network. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026 Decades of Hollywood empire-building ended with a quake in 2017 when Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch decided to sell much of his Fox entertainment holdings amid the rise of Netflix and other tech giants. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 Secretary of State Marco Rubio attended the World Cup match between Colombia and Portugal at Hard Rock Stadium, with the West Miami Republican arriving with local soccer moguls Jose and Jorge Mas. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mogul
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  1. tycoon
  2. magnate
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  • The intensely private Korean shipping tycoon rocked the tanker industry early this year as his Sinokor Group embarked on an unprecedented buying spree.
    — Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • The 58-year-old construction tycoon renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2017, Ukrainian media reported, and has been a citizen of Cyprus since 2019.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of tycoon
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  • The ruins of Dungeness, a 59-room, 37,000-square-foot estate house dating to the mid-1880s, once owned by Thomas Carnegie, brother and business partner of Pittsburgh steel magnate Andrew Carnegie.
    — Jennifer Peebles, AJC.com, 7 July 2026
  • The 78-year-old Lai, a former clothing magnate and publisher of a Hong Kong tabloid critical of Beijing, received a 20-year sentence in February.
    — Didi Tang, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of magnate

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