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as in rewards
something offered or given in return for a service performed
a bounty was offered for information leading to the capture of the criminal
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as in yields
the total amount collected or obtained especially at one time
the record-breaking bounty from this year's corn harvest
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Recent Examples of bounties
What happens to seasonally resetting transmog bounties?
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The crew’s mission is to track down three high-value bounties and collect cargo along the way.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 May 2026
Alongside the Mandalorian’s Razor Crest, flight crews will chase the bounties across the galaxy, to either the Cloud City on Bespin, the city-planet of Coruscant or the wreckage of the second Death Star in orbit above Endor.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Going forward, riders will witness the fledgling New Republic enlisting the help of Mando and Grogu to hunt down remnants of the New Order, seeking out potential targets as bounties.
—Tiffany Chang, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2026
Making do with nature’s bounties Some resorts did not suffer quite as much this winter, benefiting from ideal locations and temperature conditions.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
Smith has testified that Big Jook put out a $100,000 hit on Young Dolph as well as smaller bounties on all the artists at Young Dolph’s record label, Paper Route Empire.
—ABC News, 15 May 2026
Atkinson said the men’s operation involved spying on dissidents resident in Britain, including activist Nathan Law, for whom the Hong Kong government had issued bounties of HK$1 million ($127,700) for information leading to their whereabouts or capture.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
California even once offered bounties for American Indian scalps.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The crew’s mission is to track down three high-value bounties and collect cargo along the way.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 May 2026
Alongside the Mandalorian’s Razor Crest, flight crews will chase the bounties across the galaxy, to either the Cloud City on Bespin, the city-planet of Coruscant or the wreckage of the second Death Star in orbit above Endor.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Going forward, riders will witness the fledgling New Republic enlisting the help of Mando and Grogu to hunt down remnants of the New Order, seeking out potential targets as bounties.
—Tiffany Chang, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2026
Making do with nature’s bounties Some resorts did not suffer quite as much this winter, benefiting from ideal locations and temperature conditions.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
Smith has testified that Big Jook put out a $100,000 hit on Young Dolph as well as smaller bounties on all the artists at Young Dolph’s record label, Paper Route Empire.
—ABC News, 15 May 2026
Atkinson said the men’s operation involved spying on dissidents resident in Britain, including activist Nathan Law, for whom the Hong Kong government had issued bounties of HK$1 million ($127,700) for information leading to their whereabouts or capture.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
California even once offered bounties for American Indian scalps.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bounties
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Some of those bets took time to show returns — six years, in the case of his $1 billion investment in Cisco’s Silicon One architecture — but Robbins is now reaping the rewards.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
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Mars said the first 100 eligible participants will receive special rewards, while 25 people will be randomly selected to win a year’s supply of Snickers Peanut Butter products.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Credit calm Cyclical parts of the equity market have surely not been ignoring the frictional effects of elevated oil prices, higher Treasury yields and dashed hopes of Federal Reserve rate cuts.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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SiC wafers are several times more expensive per unit area than comparable silicon substrates, and while device efficiency gains can offset system-level costs, the economics depend heavily on achieving high wafer yields.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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While gasoline prices have fallen for two consecutive weeks, Americans continue to feel the effects of higher fuel costs.—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2026
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In addition to prices keeping many fans away, many USA fans on the eastern seaboard will be thousands of miles away from Team USA’s three group games in Los Angeles (where the Americans play twice) and Seattle.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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The last two classes have been ranked second (2026) and third (2025), extending the Crimson Tide’s streak of top-five hauls to 19 years.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Travelers are posting everything from niche street food finds to convenience store ‘hauls’; there are over 266,000 TikTok videos for #711 alone.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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At the press conference, Rutte issued a stern warning to young Russians considering taking advantage of generous bonuses for military recruits.—
Max Grinstein,
The Washington Examiner,
3 June 2026
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Pre-orders are available now for the Standard and Deluxe Editions, with digital pre-order bonuses available for the Standard Edition and additional bonus content included in the Deluxe Edition.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
3 June 2026
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Studies found little real difference, but the new patent was an effective tool for keeping generics at bay and continuing to collect monopoly profits.—
Wayne T Brough,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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In his encyclical, Leo fretted about multiple ongoing wars, lamented the decline of multilateral coalitions and blasted arms industry profits as driving the conflicts.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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“Bounties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bounties. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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