as in honor
something granted as a special favor
the town's oldest resident will have the privilege of leading the parade kicking off the Heritage Celebration
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as in to entitle
to give a right to
only professionals who meet the education and experience requirements set by law are privileged to use the title "interior designer" in Oklahoma
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Recent Examples of privilege
Darby Saxbe, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
The next hearing in the case is scheduled for July 1, one year to the date of the explosion, when the parties will discuss the privilege screen procedure that will govern how evidence is identified and shared among the parties.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
Deborah Kenny, Time, 20 Apr. 2026
The plainspoken lyrics align with a broader embrace of sincerity, privileging emotional directness over irony.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Devoting extra time to children, including monitoring their schoolwork and enrolling them in enrichment activities that require time and money, has become one way for parents with privilege to give their children a leg up.
—Darby Saxbe, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
The next hearing in the case is scheduled for July 1, one year to the date of the explosion, when the parties will discuss the privilege screen procedure that will govern how evidence is identified and shared among the parties.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
Verb
Schools must defend free inquiry, reject dogma, and privilege the unencumbered search for truth.
—Deborah Kenny, Time, 20 Apr. 2026
The plainspoken lyrics align with a broader embrace of sincerity, privileging emotional directness over irony.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for privilege
Noun
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Horvath earned the honor after setting eight world records as a mountain climber.—
Zuri Primos
June 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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Would have been an honor to write on that.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Private institutions are entitled to set their own missions and follow their own values.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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On that ground alone, he is entitled to a new trial.—
Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
Verb
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The groups argued that the site of the garden runs afoul of federal laws and has not been authorized by Congress.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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The administration has argued that the War Powers Resolution of 1973 — which says the president must remove armed forces from hostilities if Congress has not authorized the war — is unconstitutional.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Verb
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For the first time since joining international competition, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has qualified for the FIFA World Cup, marking a milestone achievement for the nation's soccer program and sparking celebrations among Jordanians around the world.—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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At this World Cup, Spain’s Nico Williams, Jeremy Doku of Belgium and Netherlands trio Memphis Depay, Cody Gakpo and Brian Brobbey all qualify to play for Ghana.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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If approved by voters this fall, the noncitizen voting measure would enable the council to pass an ordinance allowing noncitizen residents of Los Angeles to vote in citywide and Los Angeles Unified school board elections.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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The malware infected the Network Driver Interface, which streamlined communications between network protocol drivers enabling service such as TCP/IP network adapter drivers.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
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“Privilege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privilege. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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