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as in tycoon
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
as lords of the local real estate scene, they own nearly all of the city's prime pieces of property
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as in God
capitalized
the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe
at this point all that we can do is put our fate in the hands of the Lord
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as in nobleman
a man of high birth or social position
lords and ladies arriving at the palace
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Recent Examples of lord
Mindy, who ended last season heading off to Chinese Pop Star, is back in Europe, wearing … good lord.
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Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
The truth is that Ian is not a wealthy lord but is the personal secretary of Lord Spencer Braxton.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Dec. 2025
After all, crypto-currency is how drug lords—and narco-state presidents—often fund their criminal enterprises.
—Jennifer Gould, Air Mail, 6 Dec. 2025
Learn how feudal lords once dined and entertained in this historic setting.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lord
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Amidst all those tech tycoons, luxury’s biggest name sits at seventh in the billionaire rankings.—
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Former Russian banking tycoon Oleg Tinkov says a single Instagram post condemning the war in Ukraine cost him nearly $9 billion, after he was forced to sell his stake in his bank for a fraction of its real value.—
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Hypocrisy, the French nobleman François de La Rochefoucauld once said, is the tribute vice pays to virtue.—
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After the Sicilian nobleman added a large wing in 1896, one of Europe’s first grand hotels was born, and business started booming almost immediately as Taormina was quickly becoming a popular vacation spot for European tourists.—
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Singer island is so named after Paris Singer, a descendant of the Singer Sewing Machine magnate, who began developing the Palm Beach coastline into a national luxury destination in the 1920s.—
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O’Leary isn’t the only nonprofessional in Marty Supreme’s sprawling cast, which includes rapper Tyler the Creator, real-life table-tennis champion Koto Kawaguchi, filmmaker Abel Ferrara, and supermarket magnate John Catsimatidis.—
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Friends, family and fellow rappers began mourning the loss of Oak Cliff rapper Zeethewizard on Monday, several days after he was shot along with four others at a Dallas gentlemen’s club while ringing in the new year.—
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His father was a gentleman for all times in New York sports.—
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For centuries, the kings and queens of the Netherlands have been buried in the church, beginning with William of Orange in 1584.—
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But monks there complained that the slain king was walking around at night, frightening them with strange sounds.—
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Even Ethan Almighty has been affected by the generosity of Supplies Over Seas.—
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By the time Laras is making like Linda Blair, malicious jinn power resisting that of Almighty Allah, the film has already gone down a familiar path of grotesque makeup, stunts and digital FX.—
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In an alternate version of Korea ruled by a constitutional monarchy, Lovely Runner breakout Byeon Woo-seok stars as melancholic modern-day prince Yi An.—
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The fourth season of Bridgerton (based on the third book) is basically a retelling of Cinderella with Benedict as the prince.—
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Its story reminded me of Carlos Fitzcarrald, the rubber baron who had a boat hauled over a mountain, from one river to another, in the 1890s.—
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Grok Imagine offers a Black Mirror-esque window into how AI can be leveraged for harm, and yet, as so often feels the case, never-out-the-news tech baron Musk powers on stronger than ever.—
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“Lord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lord. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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