king

noun

ˈkiŋ How to pronounce king (audio)
Definition of kingnext
1
as in magnate
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field the undisputed king of automobile sales for the entire metropolitan area

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2
as in Lord
capitalized the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe all bowed their heads in worship to the King

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Recent Examples of king However, many brands have options that range from twin to California king. — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2026 Few mushrooms fetch a higher price per pound than the porcini, also known as the king bolete. — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026 Ganondorf is a powerful warlock king driven to dominate protagonists Link and Princess Zelda’s kingdom of Hyrule. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026 The vehicle that bears Oscar Mayer's name is king of the road. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for king
Recent Examples of Synonyms for king
  1. magnate
  2. Almighty
  3. tycoon
  4. prince
  5. lord
  6. monarch
  7. czar
  8. baron
Noun
  • Brazil’s Minas Gerais will soon see another museum thanks to mining magnate Bernardo Paz, the megacollector behind the Inhotim museum and nature complex.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The consortium is being led by Amit Bhatia, the son-in-law of Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of magnate
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  • This is the first time, to my knowledge, that an incumbent mayor in the City of Angels would be running against a challenger whose campaign manager is God Almighty.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
  • During a February 2020 appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, the Bruce Almighty actor noted his grandson’s love of beating him at video games.
    — Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of Almighty
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  • Another second-generation tycoon featured in this issue is Eusebio Tanco in Manila, a London School of Economics grad who’s remade his family group, with roots in cement and metal trading, by diversifying into unrelated areas.
    — Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Industrial tycoon Daniel Kretinsky, for example, has turned into one of the most prominent dealmakers in Europe.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • No two tales of what happened to Maelor after his knight protector was shot dead agree, but the young boy was also slain on the bridge, perhaps torn apart by the mob who assailed him, arguing over what to do with the young prince.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Corlys finds the rogue prince among Tumbleton’s dusty alleys and informs him that Ulf has turned — that the town has been lost to dragonfire while the realm watched.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of prince
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  • In fact, challenging the rules of the digital road the tech lords have lucratively paved for themselves, the cases are but three of more than 2,000 such suits moving through a plethora of courts across the land against social media companies.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 July 2026
  • Much of this episode focused on Rhaenyra’s uncomfortable interactions with various lords and ladies in King’s Landing, from a hostile High Septon to Lord Corlys Velaryon to her new dragonriders.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of lord
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  • After the late monarch stopped wearing the tiara, it was loaned to Diana in 1981 as a wedding present.
    — Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Events plod forward, one after the other, and although Michael Shaeffer is a thoroughly compelling presence as the cruel and chronically unstable monarch Aerys, other performances seem nuance-free.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of monarch
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  • The piece commemorated the 75th anniversary of the execution of the last czar, Nicolas II, and his family, and explored that event through the lens of the 1989 discovery of the czar and his family’s skeletal remains in Yekaterinburg.
    — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Well, Foerster is also the 49ers’ offensive line czar and no scuffles broke out in one-on-one drills with defensive linemen.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Definition of czar
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  • Like the barons of New York a century ago, Ackman seems to be trying to shift the landscape to create another corridor, one fitted to his own interests.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The switch is because the Cox family — descendants of an Ohio press baron who bought his first newspaper in 1898, began acquiring cable systems in 1962 — will become the firm’s largest shareholder group, with about 23% of the stock.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
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