BARONS Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

barons

noun

plural of baron

as in magnates

a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field a media baron who owns newspapers, television and radio stations, and even several cable networks

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Recent Examples of barons Oil barons once made deals in the stunning Art Deco lobby, and many celebrities have checked in over the years, including Elvis Presley. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026 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 With Abby’s constant scheming and Gary’s connection to the wealthy Ewing family of oil barons, fans tuned in every week to see what major scandal would rock the tony California town. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026 Climate Defiance, the left-wing group whose portfolio includes disrupting both oil barons and Democrats, showed up to film skits criticizing her, with a comedian portraying her. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026 The writer and former white supremacist Richard Hanania was once the toast of MAGA-curious tech barons and reactionary intellectuals. — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026 Action sweeps from America’s railroad barons to Vienna’s stock market crash. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 4 July 2026 This was perhaps the greatest bifurcation of the labor force seen since the days of land barons. — Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 Workers endured dangerous conditions, poverty wages and widening inequality while industrial barons amassed extraordinary power. — Tom Debley, Mercury News, 16 June 2026

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The verdict cleared a legal cloud hanging over OpenAI's restructuring right as both magnates were steering their companies toward the public market.

— Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Newspapers fell into the hands of magnates who advanced their own interests.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

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The Court has been persistently reactionary in its dealings with other branches, using horizontal review to protect enslavers from abolitionists, bosses from unions, and tycoons from tax collectors.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
The entrepreneur’s efforts secured him a place on the list of the Philippines’ 50 richest in a challenging year when a weaker peso took a toll on the total wealth of the country’s tycoons, which shrank 8% to $79 billion.

— Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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