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also tsar
or tzar
as in magnate
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
a showbiz czar who is said to be able to make or break a career
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Recent Examples of czar
Singapore’s anti-drug czar claims strict punishment serves as a deterrent to drug traffickers.
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Rebecca Wright, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Right after that is the wide open border that the border czar, Kamala Harris, enabled and put together.
—NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Calls to 311 for rat sightings have declined – a 6.3% drop since the rat czar was appointed and almost a 14% decline in the city’s mitigation zones, the city boasted in a news release announcing the rat summit.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
On the national stage, Harris has acted as an AI czar within the Biden administration, leading discussions with industry players and civil society leaders about how to regulate it.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
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Rebecca Wright, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Right after that is the wide open border that the border czar, Kamala Harris, enabled and put together.
—NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Calls to 311 for rat sightings have declined – a 6.3% drop since the rat czar was appointed and almost a 14% decline in the city’s mitigation zones, the city boasted in a news release announcing the rat summit.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
On the national stage, Harris has acted as an AI czar within the Biden administration, leading discussions with industry players and civil society leaders about how to regulate it.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for czar
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The criminal indictment follows the meteoric rise of Adani as a magnate on the global stage.Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
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McMahon is a professional wrestling magnate who ran two unsuccessful campaigns for the U.S. Senate in Connecticut.Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
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The state has been a bastion of anti-Trump sentiment ever since the bombastic billionaire real estate tycoon first ventured into politics nearly a decade ago.Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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In addition to developing a loyal cluster of Silicon Valley tycoon customers, from LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman to Salesforce founder Marc Benioff and Amazon honcho Jeff Bezos, several Hollywood celebrities have been wearing the brand.Luisa Zargani, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
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Photo: Compass This co-op is a true one-bedroom that fits a king bed and has an actually usable dining room-slash-office area off of the kitchen (which isn’t huge but has a good amount of counter space).Clio Chang, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
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The king restricted himself to constitutional duties for a period of time, scrapping public visits in the early part of the year following his diagnosis in February.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Once the crown prince of Rome, he was forced to flee at age 12 for his safety, and is now a humble farmer in Numidia, North Africa.Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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One of the great things about the prince is really manages to put people at ease very quickly.Simon Perry, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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But the toothy grin of Pat Cummins through his media engagements marked a captain that is especially relaxed before a legacy-defining series for his aging team.Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Boyle was in the U.S. Army for about six years, becoming a captain, and then came to Milwaukee to attend Marquette Law School.David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
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Ancient Indigenous mounds found in Forest Home Cemetery in Milwaukee At Milwaukee’s Forest Home Cemetery, the city’s oldest operating cemetery, history can be seen in every direction – etched on the gravestones, mausoleums and monuments of founders, pioneers, industrialists and beer barons.Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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The Yankees’ twenty-seven World Series titles long ago made the team barons of baseball certitude.Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Tech mogul Elon Musk briefly joined Trump‘s call with Zelenskyy last Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the matter.Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Both watches were commissioned by the same gentleman: William R. Berkley, an insurance mogul based on Connecticuit.Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Czar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/czar. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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