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as in revenue
an increase usually measured in money that comes from labor, business, or property
estimated that the annual proceeds from an increase in the state sales tax would be enormous
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as in profit
the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received
all proceeds from the special promotion will go to charity
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as in progresses
to move forward along a course
you may proceed with your plan
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Recent Examples of proceeds
Steve Almasy, CNN, 20 Jan. 2023
The Arkansas Academic Challenge scholarships are financed with lottery proceeds, plus $20 million a year in state general revenue.
—Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 13 Jan. 2023
Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Event proceeds benefit the IGNITE program for high school students.
—Rancho Santa Fe Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Plural noun
Ray was also ordered to forfeit $2,444,349, the proceeds from the sale of his GoDaddy portfolio, and a home in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
—Steve Almasy, CNN, 20 Jan. 2023
The Arkansas Academic Challenge scholarships are financed with lottery proceeds, plus $20 million a year in state general revenue.
—Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 13 Jan. 2023
Verb
Robinson's Monday court appearance was for a waiver hearing to determine whether the defense forces prosecutors to present probable cause before the case proceeds.
—Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Event proceeds benefit the IGNITE program for high school students.
—Rancho Santa Fe Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proceeds
Verb
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San Francisco will have a chance to be even scarier in the NFC if the roster can start to heal up as the season progresses.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Malcolm is only getting drunker and more sullen as the reception progresses.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
10 Oct. 2025
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Alphabet, Amazon and Apple are set to report earnings after the bell Thursday and all eyes will be scrutinizing the results to see how those challenges affected the crucial December quarter.—
Nicole Goodkind,
CNN,
2 Feb. 2023
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The three tech giants, the Detroit auto maker and the energy behemoth are among companies set to report earnings Thursday.—
Josh Mitchell,
WSJ,
2 Feb. 2023
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Rarely does a 29-page scholarly paper merit the attention of top-level executives, but every business leader should be familiar with a recent study from OpenAI.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Another big sales behemoth, Walmart also does quite a bit to maintain discounts competitive with Prime Day deals across all categories.—
Melissa Knific,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When one of her group members is murdered before her eyes and another’s plea for help goes unanswered, Laura is driven to act.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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Instead, the Peacemaker season two finale goes a few scenes further.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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Hurricanes score on opening drive Miami marches down the field on its opening drive, with Carson Beck’s 8-yard pass to freshman and former West Broward standout Josh Moore resulting in a touchdown.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Laura marches over to the butcher shop run by Cherry’s mother Tracey Laine (Karen Henthorn), demanding to know whether Cherry pushed her father.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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The discussion comes amid a huge surge in spending on data-center infrastructure.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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His death comes shortly after a report from the chief inspector of prisons highlighted a sharp rise in violence at HMP Wakefield, according to the BBC.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Proceeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proceeds. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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