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Today’s article title is: For big tech, all roads to India’s digital space seem to go through Ambani
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TYCOON
Noun
Pronunciation: tahy-koon
Meaning: a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
Synonyms: lord, magnate, mogul, monarch
Usage: He is a business tycoon
CLAMOR
Noun
Pronunciation: klam-er
Meaning: loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
Synonyms: cacophony, chatter, racket
Antonyms: quiet, silence, stillness
Usage: I can’t bear the clamor downstairs
Forms: Clamor (verb)
MARQUEE
Noun
Pronunciation: mahr-kee
Meaning: a rooflike shelter, projecting above and over a structure
Synonyms: dome, awning, canopy
Usage: The old theater in town had a marquee sign
RHETORIC
Noun
Pronunciation: ret-er-ik
Meaning: language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere
Synonyms: bombast, fustian, gas, grandiloquence, hot air, oratory, verbiage, wind
Usage: That politician specialises in rhetoric
Forms: Rhetorical (adjective)
FRONTIER
Adjective
Pronunciation: fruhn-teer
Meaning: located at or near a border
Synonyms: borderline, marginal
Antonyms: interior
Usage: That is a frontier town
Forms: Frontier (noun)
