as in bucks
a U.S. currency bill representing 100 cents
a wad of dollars in his pocket
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Recent Examples of dollars
By the following year, the FBI had recovered millions of dollars extorted from Colonial Pipeline by Darkside.
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Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
After five surgeries to complete the amputation and fix over 15 broken bones as a result of the accident, Barry and his wife, Sidney Sockman, found themselves with over a million dollars in medical debt.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
This is no small feat given that the criminals’ bank accounts and arsenals are fed with narco-dollars by tens of millions of cocaine users in the West.
—Gustavo Petro, Time, 9 Nov. 2025
Investigators also found that thousands of dollars had been successfully transferred from Tammy's bank account to Tara's Cash App account.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Next June, electric bills across that region will absorb billions more dollars in higher wholesale electricity costs designed to lure new power plants to power data centers.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
About half of the money came from dollars controlled by House Speaker Danny Perez, a Miami Republican and friend of both Petrirena and Rodriguez.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
The commission was also seeking thousands of dollars in civil penalties and requested the company appear in front of the commission’s in-house administrative law judge.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2025
More than 600 charity partners were represented by runners in Sunday's race, with millions of dollars raised.
—NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
After five surgeries to complete the amputation and fix over 15 broken bones as a result of the accident, Barry and his wife, Sidney Sockman, found themselves with over a million dollars in medical debt.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
This is no small feat given that the criminals’ bank accounts and arsenals are fed with narco-dollars by tens of millions of cocaine users in the West.
—Gustavo Petro, Time, 9 Nov. 2025
Investigators also found that thousands of dollars had been successfully transferred from Tammy's bank account to Tara's Cash App account.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Next June, electric bills across that region will absorb billions more dollars in higher wholesale electricity costs designed to lure new power plants to power data centers.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
About half of the money came from dollars controlled by House Speaker Danny Perez, a Miami Republican and friend of both Petrirena and Rodriguez.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
The commission was also seeking thousands of dollars in civil penalties and requested the company appear in front of the commission’s in-house administrative law judge.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2025
More than 600 charity partners were represented by runners in Sunday's race, with millions of dollars raised.
—NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dollars
bucks
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This timeless sweater dress is reminiscent of Cameron Diaz’s character in The Holiday, and you’re bound to look like a million bucks wearing it.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Brockermeyer family is one of the most prominent football names in the history of Fort Worth, but its connection to TCU was severed over a few hundred thousand bucks.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Dollars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollars. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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