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kingpin

noun as in pivot

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Imagine search as a jungle gym, you automatically imagine Google as the kingpin player on this ground.

Born in Britain but adept at pulling off regional American accents, Elba first caught the attention of TV audiences as the charismatic drug kingpin Russell “Stringer” Bell in The Wire.

From Time

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said as much in January 2019 when he branded Fortnite a bigger threat to the streaming kingpin than Disney, HBO et al.

From Digiday

“Hey, gaylords, watch this,” said Chris, producing a broken skateboard kingpin from his pocket.

From Ozy

When a local drug kingpin got too close to his players, Thompson warned him to stay away.

When it came to casting Escobar, Di Stefano had to find a strong actor who could embody the brutality of the late kingpin.

In the meantime, the U.S. named El Chino a drug kingpin and moved to seize the very wealth he flaunted in his online photos.

Before Escobar and his posse would surrender, the drug kingpin had a few stipulations.

The young, professional players indulged the pudgy kingpin as he kicked his ball around in the dirt.

According to records from the Federal Election Commission, game-show kingpin Griffin, creator of Jeopardy!

Wait now, Bertrand Meade, who seemed to be the kingpin of the whole movement—yes, Meade owned that tiny island.

The rookies, too, look up to you as a kingpin pitcher and batter, and theyll be just clay in your hands.

He said he was the kingpin of the tooth-pullers, and I believe he was.

You are to be a kingpin witness in my case against two pickpockets.

But there's another day, and the kingpin and I may yet lock horns.

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On this page you'll find 162 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to kingpin, such as: expert, judge, law, arbiter, aristocrat, and bible.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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