Thesaurus results for BANKNOTES

banknotes

noun

plural of banknote

as in bills

a piece of printed paper used as money in the United States the new nation immediately printed up its own banknotes

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Recent Examples of banknotes The sovereignty claim is enshrined in Argentina’s constitution and frequently invoked as an expression of national identity, from banknotes to World Cup soccer chants. — Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Toddler girl looking at and holding a small stack of banknotes while with her other hand holding a credit card. — Justina Lee,lisa Kim, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 The new banknotes would then undergo testing before entering circulation, while remaining interchangeable with the current series of euro notes. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 5 Aug. 2026 Could Leonardo da Vinci, alongside imagery of visitors strolling through art exhibitions, become the face of future euro banknotes? — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 23 July 2026 The customer who walks in with banknotes is the customer digital challengers have never been able to reach. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The British are busily removing Winston Churchill from their banknotes, replacing him with an engraving of a hedgehog. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026 The prohibition against living people appearing on currency dates to 1866, when Congress took action after a Treasury official, Spencer Clark, printed his face on banknotes. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 30 June 2026 At a news conference toward the end of Blatter’s reign, a prankster showered him with banknotes. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

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Republicans and Democrats alike have faced anger from voters anxious about the impact a data center built in their community will have on utility bills, property values, and quality of life.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2026
The two measures were among 13 bills Newsom enacted as a package designed to safeguard young people from technology seen as putting them at risk, including greater online privacy protection for minors.

— Reuters, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of bills

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With notes on Toronto’s season so far, what a playoff race could look like and potential offseason scenarios, here’s the latest Blue Jays mailbag.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
One of five new Loewe perfumes landing in September, Field Diary taps citrusy notes such as green mandarin and blood orange, paired with lychee, orange blossom and musk.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of notes

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In 1989, the holiday food drive became a year-round program, and in 1990 the company’s stores began accepting cash donations at the register.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Ganiyu received about $671,438 from citizenship applicants through Zelle and Cash App, along with $287,830 in cash deposits that prosecutors say were meant to conceal the money’s source, according to court documents, the New York Post reported.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of cash

Noun

The big dollars often envisioned for top-10 picks like him were not there.

— Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
However, the sole-source paradigm proved lucrative for ULA’s corporate parents, which each reported hundreds of millions of dollars in earnings from ULA per year in the first decade of the company’s existence.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

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