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as in owing
having reached the date at which payment is required
the loan is due next April
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2
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
Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Short term savings still means that the bill will come due.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
This one never gets its proper due.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The exemption amount reduces the assessed value of the property, resulting in less property taxes due.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Short term savings still means that the bill will come due.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
Noun
Even a narrow alley is given its due with a lane of French hydrangeas opposite a soothing fountain.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
This one never gets its proper due.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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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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Many of these crops can be sown six to eight weeks before the last expected frost in your region, but exact timing depends on your local climate.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2026
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Plant the seeds about 6 to 8 weeks before the last expected frost in your area.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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While that number has been met with justified skepticism from most fans, there's apparently plenty of support within the sport.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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But policies that make the economy fairer for the populace are more justified than ever.—
Alexander Heffner,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
Adverb
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Gas in Los Angeles averages just over $6 per gallon as of Tuesday, per AAA.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Surveillance camera footage captured Mott scaling an 8-foot fence topped with barbed wire at the perimeter of the airport in just 15 seconds, then walking across the runway.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
Adverb
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Wrobleski retired 16 straight to get through the seventh inning without further damage.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Growing up, my mother and I would go to our neighbors’ to pick them straight from their trees.—
Lucie Franc de Ferriere,
Vogue,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Coming off of the strike, and what that meant for so many people getting back to work, and then being able to go back to work on that type of set was such a privilege and very humbling.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Roseberry’s work privileges spectacle—volume, gold, anatomical exaggeration—where Schiaparelli’s shock lay in wit and displacement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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Prospect owed tens of millions of dollars in local property taxes and more than $120 million to the state for unpaid provider taxes.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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For example, if the HSA has a value of $50,000 upon death and the non-spouse beneficiary uses the proceeds to pay $10,000 of the account holder’s unpaid medical bills, the beneficiary would then owe tax on the remaining $40,000, Ruger wrote.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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Between scheduled activities, guests have access to an infrared sauna, an outdoor heated pool, a jacuzzi and cold plunges.—
Lauren Schuster,
Sacbee.com,
11 May 2026
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Frontier has added 3 million seats in the last week to its scheduled flying between June and September, the analysis shows.—
Siddharth Philip,
Fortune,
10 May 2026
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“Due.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/due. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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