1
as in owing
having reached the date at which payment is required
the loan is due next April
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Relevance
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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
Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 3 June 2025
Soliman is due back in court on Thursday for the filing of state charges.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 2 June 2025
Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2025
This exhibition should go some way toward giving him his due.
—Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
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Adjective
At the end of the video, the social media stars revealed that their third baby is due in December 2025.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 3 June 2025
Soliman is due back in court on Thursday for the filing of state charges.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 2 June 2025
Noun
Though a 1948 Joint Resolution of Congress requires the US to provide a one-year notice of withdrawal from the WHO and pay any outstanding dues or contributions in that time period, Stat reports that the US has already effectively cut all ties, including stopping all payments.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2025
This exhibition should go some way toward giving him his due.
—Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 23 May 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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The justified accusation that the carbon footprint of a child from a rich nation was gigantic compared to that of a child from a poorer nation (except those from elite families) thickening the political smog obscuring the raw ecological toll of adding eighty million a year to the human population.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2025
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Penalized For all the justified focus on the offense, the Padres’ season has largely been a tale of two bullpens.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
Adverb
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The remix featuring Kelly, along with Tank and Anthony Hamilton, is the one that just earned a new plaque from the RIAA.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Miami’s bullpen limited the damage, allowing just one additional run on a sacrifice fly from Munroe in the fourth.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
Adverb
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The setbacks do not cut straight across but curl upward, not unlike the façade treatment of the building a dozen blocks to the south called the Spiral.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
6 June 2025
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Point Loma has won five consecutive home games, while Legacy has won five straight on the road.—
Point Loma-Ob Monthly,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
Noun
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But here the focus is on a Black family grappling both with the burdens and privileges of a father’s unique legacy and the difficulty of adapting to changing times and new frontiers of political struggle.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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Least privilege remains the goal, but detectability becomes a core requirement.—
Ofir Har-Chen,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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Just as with the unpaid tolls, these are driven by Chinese criminal gangs, outside the reach of U.S. law enforcement.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Most of us can’t go a day without at least one scammy text about an unpaid toll or a call from an unknown number with a shockingly human-like AI voice on the other side.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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Anyway, here’s what got the most deserved laughter this week in late night.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
6 June 2025
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As living things, fresh blooms have developed a (deserved) reputation for being fussy.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
11 May 2025
Adverb
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Crossbody Bag Crossbody bags are a travel essential, keeping your phone, cash, cards, passport, and SPF right at your fingertips without having to dig through a bulky backpack or tote bag.—
Gregory Robinson,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2025
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Because to us, the most funny things are right next to the most tragic things.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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“Due.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/due. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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