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
Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
So McCabe was born there, but perhaps because he was born very distant from those who shared his skin tone—not dissimilar from Moses in the Bible, who was born with a certain level of privilege and access to proximity to power.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Is doing least privilege across all your applications a solution?
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Noun
All involved in the project can claim to be co-authors, but not without charge — some have invested thousands of dollars for the privilege of their name being on the Start Over cover.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
So McCabe was born there, but perhaps because he was born very distant from those who shared his skin tone—not dissimilar from Moses in the Bible, who was born with a certain level of privilege and access to proximity to power.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
At the same time, the Brotherhood discourages any worldly attachment that privileges one person over another person, or over God.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Is doing least privilege across all your applications a solution?
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for privilege
Noun
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More than 900 properties across the city contributed to the honor and were celebrated for the same characteristics that can lead to a citation under the vegetation ordinance.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
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The university now hosts an annual conference on African American studies named in Allen’s honor, and last year, awarded her an honorary degree for her community contributions.—
Matthew Glowicki,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Obviously you will be entitled to a full refund.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Tenants rejected on the basis of their immigration status could be entitled to punitive damages, Vincent said.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Trump has authorized the use of the National Guard there as part of a similar crackdown, along with other federal agents who are all expected to start arriving as early as this week.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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Before his death in 2023, Seidler had an especially close relationship with Preller and authorized previously unimaginable commitments for a smallish-market franchise.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The athlete was training to compete in this year's Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, which are being held in Indonesia, and was projected to qualify for the next Summer Olympic Games in 2028 in Los Angeles.—
Victoria Beaule,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Around 35 million customers will qualify for payments.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Promotion enabled Villa to access greater funds in the top flight, backed by owners Nassef Sawiris and Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Wes Edens, who took full control the year Villa won promotion.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The maps of those three little museums have been superimposed on each other, enabling visitors to enter the three ghost spaces simultaneously, crossing layer after layer of cultural history, with the various walls and plans collapsing into one another.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Privilege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privilege. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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