APANAGES Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

appanages

noun

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plural of appanage

as in privileges

something granted as a special favor use of the grounds was just one appanage he bestowed upon the caretakers of his estate

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as in rights

something to which one has a just claim wealthy people who believe that political power is their natural appanage

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Noun

Re-entry is not permitted for general admission ticket holders; VIP, Deluxe and Deluxe+ passes allow in-and-out privileges.

— Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Agents upgraded their own privileges within third-party software hosted by OpenAI and attacked OpenAI internal networks more than once, according to the company's technical report on the Hugging Face incident.

— Shaun Raviv, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Diplomats and rights advocates are condemning Turkey’s crackdown on LGBT organizations and individuals, and protesters demonstrated Friday outside Turkish missions in the United States and Europe.

— Mohamad El Chamaa, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2026
However, immigrant rights advocates are skeptical about this claim and wary about the lack of oversight of ICE agents.

— J. Toby Reiner, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

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