as in money
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
didn't have to spend a lot of dough for a new stereo
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Recent Examples of dough
Guests will learn how to make UNO’s iconic deep-dish pizza from scratch, guided by experienced chefs from dough preparation to topping selection.
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Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Choices from its prix fixe menu include savory olive bread pudding with mushrooms and leeks, Maryland soft-shell crabs wrapped in phyllo dough and bourbon-cacao cake.
—Jane Godiner, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
These include teacups, dough bowls and ice cream pedestal dishes.
—Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
The lineup includes the Cookie Dough Frosty Fusion, a new core Frosty flavor with cookie dough pieces and brownie batter sauce, along with the Jalapeño Ranch Cheeseburger, Jalapeño Bacon Breakfast Potatoes and Jalapeño Breakfast Biscuit, which are available for a limited time.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
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Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Choices from its prix fixe menu include savory olive bread pudding with mushrooms and leeks, Maryland soft-shell crabs wrapped in phyllo dough and bourbon-cacao cake.
—Jane Godiner, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
These include teacups, dough bowls and ice cream pedestal dishes.
—Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
The lineup includes the Cookie Dough Frosty Fusion, a new core Frosty flavor with cookie dough pieces and brownie batter sauce, along with the Jalapeño Ranch Cheeseburger, Jalapeño Bacon Breakfast Potatoes and Jalapeño Breakfast Biscuit, which are available for a limited time.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dough
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The high-profile event raises money for the Met’s Costume Institute, and each year the dress code for the gala takes cues from the Costume Institute’s spring exhibition.—
Beatrice Dupuy,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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Americans cannot afford, in lives or in money, more unrestrained, never-ending wars.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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During the pandemic, the Fed launched massive bond-buying programs, cut rates to zero, and promised to keep them there, flooding the economy with cash and stoking inflation.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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The airline ran out of cash, failed to secure a $500 million federal bailout, and felt the pressure of surging fuel prices.—
Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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In these kinds of experiments, participants are told to practice physical activities—finger tapping, coin tossing, dart throwing with a nondominant hand—within their dreams.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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The coins were initially discovered by two metal detectorists in a field near the Norwegian city of Rena in the region of Østerdalen, according to the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
1 May 2026
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Those who join now can use the code PCAMER26 by December 31, 2026, to earn up to 4,000 bonus Avios (Qatar Airways’s rewards currency) to use on upcoming flights, upgrades, and extra baggage allowances.—
Jamie Spain,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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The courts in the past have held — and usually not framed in terms of DEI policies; this was prior to that term gaining currency — but courts have been skeptical about giving the FCC authority over Equal Employment Opportunity policies as a basis for license decisions.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Dough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dough. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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