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
Dylan Butts, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
To expose one’s anger was a privilege.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
Nor is he privileged by divine right, like a land-owning Englishman in 1813.
—Brittany Allen
july 10, Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
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Noun
South Korean memory chipmakers SK Hynix and Samsung also had their VEU privileges revoked on Friday, according to a statement on the Federal Register.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
To expose one’s anger was a privilege.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
Much attention was paid to OpenAI's Sam Altman and xAI's Elon Musk trading barbs on X this week after Musk threatened to sue Apple over supposedly biased App Store rankings privileging ChatGPT over Grok.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
Nor is he privileged by divine right, like a land-owning Englishman in 1813.
—Brittany Allen
july 10, Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for privilege
Noun
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DeMeco Ryans will have the honor to try to mesh all of the newcomers together to put a division-championship team on the field.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Each piece tells a story and honors culture, while allowing women who carry the bags to step into that story themselves.—
Ugonnaora Owoh,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Other bills require schools to inform parents that their children are entitled to free public education regardless of immigration status and that the schools must notify them when immigration officers are on site.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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Te'o is certainly entitled to his opinion.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Authorities can also authorize your vehicle to be towed at your expense, which could cost a pretty penny.—
Charles Singh,
The Tennessean,
31 Aug. 2025
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Postal workers were authorized to intercept packages flagged as likely to have been sent by victims of a scam but weren’t allowed to open them without the sender’s consent.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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People who qualify for review will be sent a letter in the coming months, and will have 90 days to respond.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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His already held the confederation’s qualifying scoring record, with his Thursday brace taking his overall tally to 34.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Though the bill is yet to be finalized, the orbital station is cast as the linchpin of sustainable exploration to enable longer stays, partner investment and cislunar monitoring.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The administration says that Venezuela’s government enables drug dealers and traffickers.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Privilege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privilege. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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