dollars

plural of dollar
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 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 By focusing on state-level reforms and bipartisan bills to bolster obstetric care, organizers hope the seed funding draws matching dollars from governments and corporations to tackle a $165-billion-a-year crisis. Glenn Gamboa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 The canal saves days of travel time and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fuel costs as ships travel between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Steven Paton, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026 Dow Jones pleaded not guilty last year to two charges under the city’s Employment Ordinance, each carrying a maximum fine of 100,000 Hong Kong dollars (about $12,750). ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 Big tech companies such as Microsoft and Amazon have pledged billions of dollars for new data centers and AI infrastructure across Asia. Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 The United States lost thousands of lives and spent trillions of dollars in Afghanistan and Iraq, whereas the ongoing conflict with Iran has resulted in 18 American service members killed and has likely cost tens of billions of dollars. James F. Jeffrey, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026 Going any higher in the range, into Z06 and ZR1 territory, commands bravery and many, many more dollars. Jerry Perez, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dollars
bucks
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  • Jason is currently earning a few extra bucks wiping down counters and hauling ice at a bar, which is even less glamorous than teaching science to disengaged students.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • These see regular action from bucks and does alike, and therefore, can be targeted.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Dollars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollars. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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