1
as in owing
having reached the date at which payment is required
the loan is due next April
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as in expected
being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events
their train is due to arrive in half an hour
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as in justified
being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong
all the participants in the trial are required to treat the judge with due respect
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as in just
as stated or indicated without the slightest difference
the island lies due south of the headland
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as in straight
in a direct line or course
a plane flying due east
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as in privilege
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Recent Examples of due
Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Other economic data due this week includes housing starts and weekly initial jobless claims on Thursday, and the personal consumption expenditures index — the Fed's preferred gauge of inflation — on Friday.
—Yun Li,sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026
As first responders clean up the mess and Shroud’s crew are packed into paddy wagons, the Z-Team gets their due on the local news.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Coleman put up some nice numbers in his two years at Auburn, but with all due respect to Tigers quarterbacks Peyton Thorne and Jackson Arnold, his best is yet to come with Manning throwing him the ball.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Other economic data due this week includes housing starts and weekly initial jobless claims on Thursday, and the personal consumption expenditures index — the Fed's preferred gauge of inflation — on Friday.
—Yun Li,sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
And which British releases will finally get their due after being sidelined elsewhere?
—Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026
As first responders clean up the mess and Shroud’s crew are packed into paddy wagons, the Z-Team gets their due on the local news.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for due
Adjective
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However, authorities then accused Rappler of owing taxes on that transaction.—
Jason Gutierrez,
BostonGlobe.com,
18 Jan. 2023
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However, the authorities then accused Rappler of owing taxes on that transaction.—
Mike Ives,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Wait to plant it a week or two after the last expected frost date in your area to ensure warmer soil and a healthy plant.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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The expected demand boom brings up questions about generation priorities.—
Kelsey Brown,
San Antonio Express-News,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Once an investigation is complete, findings are typically forwarded to a district attorney, who determines whether the officer’s actions meet Oklahoma’s legal standard for justified use of deadly force.—
Stephen Martin,
Oklahoma Watch,
5 Mar. 2026
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An attack on Iran was both justified and necessary.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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What about Tyler Conklin, whose previous annual average value, per Sportac, was just about $3 million?—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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That’s why an X-ray telescope that would be superior in those regards has so much discovery potential just awaiting it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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In body camera footage captured by two of the island's police officers, Martinez's car can be seen slowly approaching the intersection, appearing to go straight as vehicles were being instructed to turn left.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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This delicate top looks like it was pulled straight from Reformation or Doen’s website.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Mullan adds that starting early has been a genuine privilege.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2026
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The themes of a woman overcoming adversity and the unwanted attention from men of privilege and power sadly resonate now just as much as when the novel was published in 1979 and when the drama was shown on Channel 4 in January 1985.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In such a scenario, the unpaid balance becomes a distribution that the borrower has to report as taxable income.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Over time, most unpaid debt gets charged off, sold to third-party debt collectors for a fraction of the value and then eventually pursued in court, which is happening with increasing frequency.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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At Houston's Hobby Airport, 53% of officers called out on March 8, with 47% calling out the following day – resulting in nearly half of scheduled officers not reporting to work during the two-day stretch.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Silky moms tend to favor hospital births and are more open to formula feeding and scheduled vaccinations.—
Jana Pollack,
Parents,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Due.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/due. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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