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dues

noun

plural of due
as in privileges

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  1. privileges
  2. perquisites
  3. entitlements
  4. pretensions
  5. pretenses
Noun
  • Lawmakers, anti-corruption activists and watchdog groups have urged authorities to identify which prisoners occupied the facilities and whether prison officials accepted payments in exchange for the privileges.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • During this process, attackers often attempt to escalate privileges, discover additional assets and expand their access throughout the environment.
    — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of privileges
Noun
  • Being part of Braddock’s family came with perquisites.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • To become European champions, a team needs all the perquisites — ability, depth and money — but must possess perfect timing, too.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Definition of perquisites
Noun
  • All the austerity options—cutting spending, reforming entitlements, or raising taxes are measures politicians are reluctant to embrace before an election.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
  • That structure draws on capabilities Lowery Company has used across its broader development work, from feasibility and site acquisition through entitlements, design coordination, construction management and operations.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of entitlements
Noun
  • Their trading volume, political influence and public profiles have expanded — as have their pretensions.
    — W. Joseph Campbell, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Anyone can join this adventure, this surge of solidarity through collective prayer for our world, to put a stop to all the pretensions of evil.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of pretensions
Noun
  • Conference expansion has shattered pretenses to regional coherence.
    — Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The strategic mistake of invading Iraq on false pretenses was then compounded by tactical errors.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of pretenses
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“Dues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dues. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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