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 program is open to eligible participants from counties in the eastern Upper Peninsula and the west side of the state to parts of metro Detroit, and has garnered tens of millions in public and private dollars as well as bipartisan interest from lawmakers.
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Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Instead, the city is considering a public safety referendum, giving voters a chance to authorize the city to collect more tax dollars for a high-profile, high-demand portion of its budget.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Police in Florida are searching for two men caught on camera destroying a mall store while stealing thousands of dollars in merchandise.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
In the statement to KFF Health News, spokesperson Llargués touted the administration’s response to flooding in Texas and New Mexico and said FEMA had provided billions of dollars to help people and communities recover and rebuild.
—CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Medicaid is government health insurance for people with low incomes or disabilities and both state and federal dollars pay for the program.
—Bram Sable-Smith, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
Team valuations, many of which had been eight figures last year, are now pushing half a billion dollars, and expansion fees are pegged at two hundred and fifty million.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Rideshare Apps Bolt and Uber are both available around the Algarve’s larger towns, with fares for just a few dollars, depending on the distance.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Because laying the fiber was no easy task and costs billions and billions of dollars.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Instead, the city is considering a public safety referendum, giving voters a chance to authorize the city to collect more tax dollars for a high-profile, high-demand portion of its budget.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Police in Florida are searching for two men caught on camera destroying a mall store while stealing thousands of dollars in merchandise.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
In the statement to KFF Health News, spokesperson Llargués touted the administration’s response to flooding in Texas and New Mexico and said FEMA had provided billions of dollars to help people and communities recover and rebuild.
—CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Medicaid is government health insurance for people with low incomes or disabilities and both state and federal dollars pay for the program.
—Bram Sable-Smith, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
Team valuations, many of which had been eight figures last year, are now pushing half a billion dollars, and expansion fees are pegged at two hundred and fifty million.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Rideshare Apps Bolt and Uber are both available around the Algarve’s larger towns, with fares for just a few dollars, depending on the distance.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Because laying the fiber was no easy task and costs billions and billions of dollars.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dollars
bucks
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Democrats’ most visible strategy appears to be trying to bum a few bucks from the grassroots—when the grassroots’ greatest power is in protest, boycott, and other unified mobilization efforts.—
Sarah Stankorb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Overall, the ComMarker Omni X is one slick beast of a UV laser engraver for professionals that run trophy or custom engraving shops down to the regular ol' Joe Schmoe who's got a few bucks to spare ($4,599 of them, to be specific) and really likes to laser-engrave things.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Dollars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollars. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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