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
Electric heating bills during the roughly 25-day cold spell were expected to run hundreds of dollars above normal for some households, Porter said.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
Made all the more legendary following her tragic death in August 1997, the 12-carat ring was valued at $37,500 in 1981 dollars—which translates to roughly $132,913 in 2025 dollars.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 15 Feb. 2026
Public policy can respect personal choice while also reflecting sound health priorities — especially when taxpayer dollars are involved.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Both cities agreed to use a portion of their local sales tax dollars generated near and around those future developments toward paying off that bond debt.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2026
That law, experts say, will starve hospitals in rural and underserved areas of tens of billions of dollars in the next decade.
—Ana B. Ibarra, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
But any legal liability exposure was capped at $350 million by Congress in November 2001 and the World Trade Center Captive Insurance Company, which is controlled by City Hall, still has hundreds of millions dollars supplied by the feds to pay out claims.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
If these total 10,000 dollars or guilders or ducats, wise bankers may lend out only 9,000 and keep 1,000 in reserve.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
Two of the individuals running talk of the people yet have amassed over a million dollars through large donations and special interests.
—Mansoor Shams, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2026
Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
Made all the more legendary following her tragic death in August 1997, the 12-carat ring was valued at $37,500 in 1981 dollars—which translates to roughly $132,913 in 2025 dollars.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 15 Feb. 2026
Public policy can respect personal choice while also reflecting sound health priorities — especially when taxpayer dollars are involved.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Both cities agreed to use a portion of their local sales tax dollars generated near and around those future developments toward paying off that bond debt.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2026
That law, experts say, will starve hospitals in rural and underserved areas of tens of billions of dollars in the next decade.
—Ana B. Ibarra, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
But any legal liability exposure was capped at $350 million by Congress in November 2001 and the World Trade Center Captive Insurance Company, which is controlled by City Hall, still has hundreds of millions dollars supplied by the feds to pay out claims.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
If these total 10,000 dollars or guilders or ducats, wise bankers may lend out only 9,000 and keep 1,000 in reserve.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
Two of the individuals running talk of the people yet have amassed over a million dollars through large donations and special interests.
—Mansoor Shams, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dollars
bucks
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Millions of dollars in federal funds were set to flow once again to the Hudson River Tunnel Thursday night, after a federal court order blocking the bucks expired.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Over 3 billion bucks in overall box office take?—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Dollars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollars. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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