1
as in authorized
to give a right to
the card entitles my grandmother to the discount for senior citizens
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as in named
to give a name to
apart from the obvious, she couldn't decide what to entitle her painting of a vase with flowers
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Recent Examples of entitled
Naturally, there were still some comments from people who resist thinking critically, but feel entitled to engage, anyway.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2026
When language that sounds intentional, personal, and binding can be produced at scale by a speaker who bears no consequence, the expectations listeners are entitled to hold of a speaker begin to erode.
—Deb Roy, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
Each Participant acknowledges and agrees that such Participant will not be entitled to any compensation as a result of any Search Entity’s use of any such similar or identical material.
—Time, 10 Feb. 2026
By law, you're entitled to this information.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2026
When language that sounds intentional, personal, and binding can be produced at scale by a speaker who bears no consequence, the expectations listeners are entitled to hold of a speaker begin to erode.
—Deb Roy, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
Each Participant acknowledges and agrees that such Participant will not be entitled to any compensation as a result of any Search Entity’s use of any such similar or identical material.
—Time, 10 Feb. 2026
By law, you're entitled to this information.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for entitled
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitled
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In December, the city authorized payments of $5 million for AECOM’s first set of reports — which were originally due in mid-November — and an additional $3 million to the company for long-term recovery planning.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Both officials were not authorized to be publicly named according to Moroccan government rules.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The land and tavern that would become Mohonk were purchased by two Quaker brothers named Albert and Alfred Smiley in 1870.—
Katie Mathews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 2026
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Being named in the Epstein documents does not indicate any wrongdoing.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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The department has been targeting states that handed out commercial driver's licenses to immigrants who shouldn't have qualified for them ever since a fatal crash in August.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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With 16% of its housing stock qualified as affordable, according to the Illinois Housing Development Authority, Morton Grove is within that compliance.—
Alan Kozeluh,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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His agency, also called Wasserman, has lost clients over the Maxwell emails.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Jackson was hospitalized in November and later diagnosed with a degenerative condition called progressive supranuclear palsy, CBS News reported.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Feb. 2026
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This is part of the reason why immigration agents feel empowered to act with impunity, often threatening people out in the open.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
15 Feb. 2026
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The priority will be consolidating the presence in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, with a rollout plan in the Middle East to be empowered by a partnership with Al Tayer Group, for one.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
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It has been used in other high-profile cases like that of Joseph DeAngelo, dubbed the Golden State Killer, and Bryan Kohberger, who was charged with the murder of four University of Idaho students in 2022.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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Chayefsky was originally dubbed a voice-of-the-common-man scribe with a serious control-freak streak and, after his 1950s character study Marty became a sensation on both small and big screens, enough clout to enforce it.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2026
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Twenty First Group, the sports intelligence advisory firm, recently published a book, titled ROIFC, that goes into it more deeply.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The project is titled Rushmore One, which is currently an office building in Ballantyne Corporate Park.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Feb. 2026
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Wexner’s name and photo were included, though the document included no details about why the individuals were labeled that way.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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King Taco's original location in Los Angeles could soon be labeled a historic-cultural monument after receiving unanimous support from the Cultural Heritage Commission.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Entitled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitled. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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