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Recent Examples of eligible
Fast food and counter workers—as well as bartender helpers, chefs and cooks, dishwashers, and other food workers—are eligible for the tax deduction, according to a White House social media post on Tuesday.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Tell your professors too because teachers and faculty are also eligible for a discount.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
And because the album won’t be eligible for the Grammys until the 2027 edition, her schedule would likely be open for the Super Bowl.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Any organization with 50 or more employees in the region is eligible to compete for a Top Workplaces award.
—Bob Helbig, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Tell your professors too because teachers and faculty are also eligible for a discount.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
And because the album won’t be eligible for the Grammys until the 2027 edition, her schedule would likely be open for the Super Bowl.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Any organization with 50 or more employees in the region is eligible to compete for a Top Workplaces award.
—Bob Helbig, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eligible
Adjective
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This memo defined preferential treatment as providing opportunities that disadvantages other qualified persons.—
Eric Wood,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The defending world champions had already qualified for the 2026 World Cup, but Thursday was a celebration of Messi’s sterling international career.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Disney via Getty Images Once again, Lisa of BLACKPINK has proven herself a force at the MTV Video Music Awards despite not being able to attend the 2025 ceremony.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The bus will also include a luggage storage area with each passenger able to bring one large suitcase and one carry-on with them for free.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Monday's test was the ninth of the engine built with carbon fiber and capable of producing 1,971 kilonewtons of thrust, more powerful than past models, according to the North's official Korean Central News Agency.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Jerome Ford is not a feature back and should be demoted once Judkins proves capable at pass protection and blitz pickups after missing all of training camp.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Set in 1819 Hispaniola, just prior to the Dominican Republic’s push for independence, the drama centers on an unexpected trio – a young Spanish noble, a skilled Chinese silk artisan and a Haitian soldier who’s abandoned his post.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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Rather, the bots are skilled at mimicking human reactions to stressful situations, responding to users in ways that often reflect racist and sexist biases.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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April Sutton was one of two forensic psychologists who met with Desean Brown, 25, recently and deemed him competent to stand trial.—
Kevin Grasha,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Sep. 2025
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In June of this year, Judge Allin found that Obiedo was competent.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And sometimes, buying prepared bamboo shoots in a can is the easiest way to spruce up a dish.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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One of the film’s stars, Palestinian-Canadian actress Saja Kilani, then read a prepared statement.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Eligible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eligible. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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