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
Separate the dough into 10 biscuits.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026
Customers who are familiar with her work locally will stand in long lines to get her goods, which often sell out quickly
Huynh said Chaung’s taro cakes are made by steaming and sieving the purple Southeast Asian vegetable to make a mix into the dough.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
Another perk of dropping a little extra dough is the various extra accessories that can be packaged with your heated electric sinus mask.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
The journey back to L.A. Running a pizzeria, Wilcox worked daily with dough for years.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026
Customers who are familiar with her work locally will stand in long lines to get her goods, which often sell out quickly
Huynh said Chaung’s taro cakes are made by steaming and sieving the purple Southeast Asian vegetable to make a mix into the dough.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
Another perk of dropping a little extra dough is the various extra accessories that can be packaged with your heated electric sinus mask.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
The journey back to L.A. Running a pizzeria, Wilcox worked daily with dough for years.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dough
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It might also be criticized for saying nothing about whether any or all of that money should be rebated to the countries that paid the money and the companies that experienced price increases for their products as a result of higher tariffs.—
Cal Thomas,
Arkansas Online,
24 Feb. 2026
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The money has funded Guitars for Schools, which has provided instruments made by El Cajon based Taylor Guitars to 131 schools across San Diego County.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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If no one wins the jackpot, the cash prize will keep ticking up.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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Americans have been spending serious cash on their trucks and sport utility vehicles, with the average transaction price above $49,000 in January, according to Kelley Blue Book.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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On the other hand, if demand does not keep up with coins that lack strict caps or are still being minted, their prices can stay the same or even drop.—
Will Jones,
AZCentral.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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In an interview with The News last year, the TEXITcoin founder, who has a background in gold and silver coin manufacturing, also recounted a story he’s repeated often.—
Trevor Bach,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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But the group faced setbacks with foreign exchange, primarily due to the US dollar and the emerging market currencies in Latin America.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Vogue,
18 Feb. 2026
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Likewise, the permacrisis in the economy, which endured despite Caracas’ introduction of a national crypto currency, the Petro, to bypass US sanctions, or the central bank’s removal of five zeros from the national currency, the Bolivar, to subdue hyperinflation.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Dough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dough. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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