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
A couple of hundred dollars is cheap insurance compared to a major water damage bill.
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Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2026
Some clerics control enormous charitable foundations worth billions of dollars through donations from followers and budgets from the state, while others operate modest local mosques with minimal resources.
—Narges Bajoghli, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
New routes around the globe Melting sea ice around Greenland has created more opportunity to use the Northern Sea Route — allowing shippers to save millions of dollars in fuel by taking a much shorter route between Europe and Asia.
—Tucker Reals, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Many parents struggle to afford care, and that struggle is costing Miami-Dade County’s economy nearly a billion dollars a year.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
Since then, Firefly has surged, debuting on public markets at a valuation near $10 billion and securing hundreds of millions of dollars in government and private contracts.
—Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
At the time, Pennsylvania was spending less than a million dollars on gambling treatment and prevention services.
—Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Venezuela seized Exxon’s and ConocoPhillips’ assets in 2007, and Caracas owes the companies billions of dollars in outstanding claims from arbitration cases.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
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
Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2026
Some clerics control enormous charitable foundations worth billions of dollars through donations from followers and budgets from the state, while others operate modest local mosques with minimal resources.
—Narges Bajoghli, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
New routes around the globe Melting sea ice around Greenland has created more opportunity to use the Northern Sea Route — allowing shippers to save millions of dollars in fuel by taking a much shorter route between Europe and Asia.
—Tucker Reals, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Many parents struggle to afford care, and that struggle is costing Miami-Dade County’s economy nearly a billion dollars a year.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
Since then, Firefly has surged, debuting on public markets at a valuation near $10 billion and securing hundreds of millions of dollars in government and private contracts.
—Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
At the time, Pennsylvania was spending less than a million dollars on gambling treatment and prevention services.
—Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Venezuela seized Exxon’s and ConocoPhillips’ assets in 2007, and Caracas owes the companies billions of dollars in outstanding claims from arbitration cases.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dollars
bucks
Noun
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Tickets often cost less than a hundred bucks.—
Skye Sherman,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Jan. 2026
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Three million bucks from the Silicon Valley luminary (who’s actually registered to vote in Florida).—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Dollars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollars. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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