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
And crucially, the federal government simply doesn’t have the dough to save Intel from itself.
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Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Deep trenches and barbed wire, steel helmeted dough boys charging across No Man’s Land all came to mind but Verdun turned out to be something entirely different.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Start with goat milk feta wrapped in flaky phyllo dough, fried in olive oil and drizzled with hot honey and toasted sesame seeds.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
But the delicate dough can only be handmade by the most skilled bakers.
—AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
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Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Deep trenches and barbed wire, steel helmeted dough boys charging across No Man’s Land all came to mind but Verdun turned out to be something entirely different.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Start with goat milk feta wrapped in flaky phyllo dough, fried in olive oil and drizzled with hot honey and toasted sesame seeds.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
But the delicate dough can only be handmade by the most skilled bakers.
—AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dough
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dough
Noun
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The White House has repeatedly withheld money previously appropriated by Congress, with minimal pushback from GOP lawmakers.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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My mom came from bad financial circumstances and you get used to (the money) and there was a stature to it.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The associate handed each worker a stack of cash.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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Despite having a reputation for being at the cutting-edge of technological trends, cash is king in Japan.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Such coins are popular in the national security community as tokens of appreciation, but this one was much larger than usual.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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Letters from nobles and tavern menus are presented as handouts and players keep track of their treasure with little punch out gold coins.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Chinese yuan's recent rally against the greenback may still have room to run as Beijing guides the currency higher and is seen as favoring holding off on the next rate cut.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Visa, for example, supports USDC, EuroC, USDG and PYUSD as settlement currencies on its network across four different blockchains, seven days a week.—
Aaron Stanley,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Dough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dough. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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