as in prize
something given in recognition of achievement
encouraging Girl Scouts to sell more cookies by offering premiums
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as in expensive
commanding a large price
lavish feasts at which premium wines flowed freely
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Recent Examples of premium
Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
The list includes affordable gems from premium brands, like a festive red-and-pink Kate Spade oven mitt set.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
But with the Bucks reportedly seeking draft picks and premium young talent, the Golden State Warriors appear best equipped to meet those demands.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The menu features premium steaks and seafood, but the setting is the real selling point.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
The list includes affordable gems from premium brands, like a festive red-and-pink Kate Spade oven mitt set.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
To make things even more seamless, the cruise line offers all-inclusive pricing with farm-to-table cuisine, excursions, entertainment, and premium alcoholic beverages, all folded into one flat fare.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
But with the Bucks reportedly seeking draft picks and premium young talent, the Golden State Warriors appear best equipped to meet those demands.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premium
Noun
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Today’s award winners included both jury and audience prizes, along with a number of special jury prizes for films, performances, and more.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 2026
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Yun Lim’s winning look will be produced and sold by Boll & Branch, while additional cash prizes were granted for the winners.—
Emily Mercer,
Footwear News,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Flights, hotels and cruises are often more expensive around holidays, when demand is high.—
Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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Exploration calls as pleasure-seeking Venus forms a quincunx to jovial Jupiter, activating your 9th House of Learning with a nudge to adjust expensive plans.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Penny Weaver is an award-winning journalist who covers crime, law enforcement, court proceedings and more for the River Valley Democrat-Gazette.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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Winners will receive their awards in June in Evanston, Illinois at the AJL’s annual conference.—
Penny Schwartz,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The organization will have to hope Michkov learned a valuable lesson and comes to training camp in shape and ready to go from Day 1 next season.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Once public, OpenAI’s compensation packages may also become less attractive in some ways; new hires would receive stock options rather than pre-IPO equity, and those options may or may not prove valuable depending on the company’s post-IPO performance and stock price trajectory.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Her novels have won accolades from the New York Times, the American Booksellers Association, the American Library Association, and Junior Library Guild.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Variety confirmed both accolades.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Limited-production, handmade cars can demand a lot of costly attention when fixes are in order, and in this respect, an Alvis is no different from a Rolls-Royce or Bentley of the era.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2026
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The costly giveaway led to a fast break by his former roommate at Duke.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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An honor council, comprised of administrators, teachers, and members of the student government, would sit in judgment on cases of alleged cheating.—
Nell Freudenberger,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Although the name and separate unit were more likely signs of antisemitism than respect, the group wore the distinction as a badge of honor, Grymes said.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Prices for precious metals have been soaring as investors look for safer places to park their money amid threats of tariffs, still-high inflation, political strife and mountains of debt for governments worldwide.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Zhu highlighted innovations, such as the 2023 cross-border payment using digital RMB for precious metals.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Premium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premium. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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