multibillionaire

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Definition of multibillionairenext
as in billionaire

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Recent Examples of multibillionaire On Thursday the Sobrato Organization, led by 86-year-old multibillionaire John Sobrato, held a celebration for the opening of The Millton, a 120-unit project in Redwood City. — J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026 News broke earlier this week that Howard Schultz, the founder of Starbucks and a multibillionaire, is moving from his long-time home in Washington state to South Florida. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026 Paramount Skydance’s bid is backed by David Ellison’s father, Oracle co-founder and multibillionaire Larry Ellison, along with partners including RedBird Capital Partners and the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026 About half the money came from multibillionaire Pat Ryan. — Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for multibillionaire
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  1. billionaire
  2. multimillionaire
  3. millionaire
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  • In an interview about Griffin’s donation to CMU this week, CNBC’s Sara Eisen asked the billionaire whether his decision to invest in Carnegie Mellon’s Miami campus had to do with his concerns over college students’ growing interest in socialism.
    — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The measure would affect roughly 200 of California's billionaires, with the money going to cover federal Medi-Cal cuts.
    — Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
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  • Among his fans and friends were the First Lady Dolley Madison, Sir Walter Scott, and John Jacob Astor, New York City’s first multimillionaire.
    — Eric Lach, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Lottery officials have not yet announced whether a ticket matched all six numbers in the latest drawing, leaving players across the country waiting to see if a new multimillionaire has been made.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
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  • In the early 1980s, while researching his screenplay of Scarface in Miami, Oliver noticed not only the rise of cocaine, but of a young, emerging millionaire class.
    — Michael Douglas, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Vohra says the business’ early inventors made 20 times on their investment, and the founders hit millionaire status upon the sale.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026
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“Multibillionaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multibillionaire. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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