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a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action
entitlements to local school districts
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Recent Examples of entitlement
The rationale from Moody’s echoed familiar concerns: persistent large fiscal deficits, rising entitlement spending and limited political will to rein in debt.
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John Buckingham, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
What to Know In its announcement, Moody's, led by chief economist Mark Zandi, projected the federal deficit will rise to nearly 9 percent of GDP by 2035, up from 6.4 percent in 2024, driven by mounting interest payments, rising entitlement costs, and sluggish revenue growth.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Without serious entitlement reform, no discretionary spending cuts can avert a debt crisis.
—Veronique De Rugy, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
What happens this week and during every legislative workday before Memorial Day will reveal whether House Republicans, against long odds, can anchor Trump’s pledges to cut taxes, shrink government, hike defense spending, strengthen border security and protect entitlements.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 12 May 2025
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John Buckingham, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
What to Know In its announcement, Moody's, led by chief economist Mark Zandi, projected the federal deficit will rise to nearly 9 percent of GDP by 2035, up from 6.4 percent in 2024, driven by mounting interest payments, rising entitlement costs, and sluggish revenue growth.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Without serious entitlement reform, no discretionary spending cuts can avert a debt crisis.
—Veronique De Rugy, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
What happens this week and during every legislative workday before Memorial Day will reveal whether House Republicans, against long odds, can anchor Trump’s pledges to cut taxes, shrink government, hike defense spending, strengthen border security and protect entitlements.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitlement
Noun
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Musk's companies rely heavily on federal contracts and subsidies.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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Trump threatens to cancel Musk's government contracts and subsidies Trump later threatened on social media to cancel Musk’s government contracts and subsidies.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Tax filings show the foundation gave away more than $325,000 in grants for scholarships, fellowships and cash awards in 2023.—
James Pollard,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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The city had sought an Environmental Protection Agency grant last year to pay for the removal cost, but missed the grant cycle at the time.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025
Noun
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The basic allotment is the base amount of funding districts get per student.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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This is essentially what the Big Ten has proposed (and the SEC hasn’t yet pushed back on) for the next round of College Football Playoff expansion, just with fewer leagues and the bid allotments locked in for conferences.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Instead, the cuts must be codified through either the normal appropriations process or through the passage of a separate rescissions bill.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
12 June 2025
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The denial of a budget appropriation request related to salaries and staffing expenses is at the heart of a lawsuit filed by Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons in district court against the Summit Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, June 10.—
The Summit Daily,
Denver Post,
11 June 2025
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“Entitlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitlement. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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