1
as in owing
having reached the date at which payment is required
the loan is due next April
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2
as in expected
being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events
their train is due to arrive in half an hour
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as in justified
being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong
all the participants in the trial are required to treat the judge with due respect
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as in just
as stated or indicated without the slightest difference
the island lies due south of the headland
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as in straight
in a direct line or course
a plane flying due east
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as in privilege
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Recent Examples of due
Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
That depends on the ultra group, but all of them collect membership dues, and many of them raise funds by producing calendars or fanzines, or otherwise holding collections on matchdays.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
Yu-Tzu Chiu, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
That includes import and export data due on October 7 and, potentially, gross domestic product and inflation data due out at the end of October.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The group champions the introduction of the Equal Earth projection, which aims to give Africa its magnitudinal due.
—Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
That depends on the ultra group, but all of them collect membership dues, and many of them raise funds by producing calendars or fanzines, or otherwise holding collections on matchdays.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
The first step will see the Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) conducting assessments of all three halted nuclear plants, with initial results due next year.
—Yu-Tzu Chiu, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
That includes import and export data due on October 7 and, potentially, gross domestic product and inflation data due out at the end of October.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for due
Adjective
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However, authorities then accused Rappler of owing taxes on that transaction.—
Jason Gutierrez,
BostonGlobe.com,
18 Jan. 2023
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However, the authorities then accused Rappler of owing taxes on that transaction.—
Mike Ives,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s legal bill for her high-stakes congressional hearing on sanctuary cities last March has increased by $100,000, to bring the city’s total expected spending on the matter to a whopping $750,000.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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The song could be included in an expected Aaliyah album.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For much of the last decade, the Mets’ amorphous but always restricted budget drew the justified ire of their fan base.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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And that then links to their view of what they’re justified doing in response to the grievances.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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After hours, a barista will usher you into Say Less Speakeasy, a lofty bar and lounge hidden behind an unassuming bookshelf just past the café register.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Other parts of the country are nearing their peak, like northeastern Washington, central Oregon, eastern Montana, most of North Dakota, just over half of Michigan, as well as a large portion of Upstate New York.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Paltrow completed her look with black pointed-toe pumps and wore her blonde hair straight and styled parted down the middle.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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While most 200-horsepower sport bikes top out around 190 mph, Indian’s Challenger is a bagger that can rival them straight down the salt flats.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Pike settled her lawsuit in 2024 and gained more privileges, ending her de facto solitary confinement.—
Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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If the past offers any guide, however, Havana will instead continue to rely on its formidable security apparatus to repress is citizens, while privatizing in ways that do not threaten the power and privileges of the elite.—
Joseph J. Gonzalez,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Isleton must repay $195,000 to the Employment Development Department for its unpaid taxes, penalties, and interest accrued from June 2017 to September 2013.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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As a result of the funding lapse, thousands of federal employees have been placed on unpaid leave.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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All scheduled events are allowed to proceed as scheduled, USU said in a statement.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Drones are barred starting one hour before to one hour after the scheduled event.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Due.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/due. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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