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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dues
Noun
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People convicted of crimes now enter the state prison at level 2 and must wait at least eight months to move to level 4, which allows for the most privileges.—
Ashlynd Baecht,
The Frontier,
6 Jan. 2026 -
In October, King Charles stripped his younger brother Prince Andrew of all royal titles and privileges, leaving him a commoner known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
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The pay package would also include nearly $538 million in equity and $44 million in perquisites and benefits.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
17 Dec. 2025
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Barber characterized the shift as a significant reversal from the cost-cutting approach that has dominated executive benefits and perquisites since the early 2000s and the 2008 financial crisis.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Many in-game units and other premium entitlements were reserved long ago by the official CFP sponsors, the lifeblood of ESPN’s January juggernaut since the format was introduced in 2015.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Dudek specializes in working with developers to secure land-use entitlements, and preparing state- or federal-mandated environmental impact reports on behalf of government agencies.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Nov. 2025
Noun
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His pretensions—riding around in a grand coach and continuing the weekly levees—as well as his administration’s notorious effort to enforce deference in the 1798 Sedition Act, fell flat.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Ron Rosenbaum on the Icon and the Enigma To be caught in the spotlight of our pretensions is the worst kind of embarrassment there is.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Kingstringer and Ledesma were booked into the Contra Costa County Jail on suspicion of grand theft of an animal, theft by false pretenses and conspiracy.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2025
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They were booked into Contra Costa County jail on charges of grand theft of an animal, theft by false pretenses and conspiracy.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Dues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dues. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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