as in subsidies
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 entitlements
The speed and scale of AI transformation is accelerating at a time when the country is deeply divided about education, entitlements, and the role of government.
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Unlike discretionary grants, these programs are mandatory entitlements under federal law.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Trump has overturned many long-standing public-policy commitments of conservatives—supporting free trade, reforming entitlements, supporting foreign assistance to save lives and advance American interests, standing by NATO, and standing against Russian oppression at home and aggression abroad.
—Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
The developer was tapped by New York Life, the Alpharetta mall’s owner, to pursue redevelopment entitlements and oversee predevelopment preparation.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 26 Feb. 2026
But the main factor behind higher insurance expenses has been greater utilization per enrollee, which has grown by roughly 20 percent across both public entitlements and private insurance.
—Chris Pope, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Joseph Beckham, a District 1 resident, said this zoning means the commission would provide the applicant permanent, high‑intensity entitlements with minimal ongoing city control.
—Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
State taskforces must ensure that the state can comply with legal entitlements to services.
—Sarah Healy Eagan, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
When a telecom partner in Southeast Asia wants to bundle multiple streaming services with different access tiers, AI can map the entitlements, set pricing guardrails, and configure billing — work that previously meant building custom integrations from scratch.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Diane Brady, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Unlike discretionary grants, these programs are mandatory entitlements under federal law.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Trump has overturned many long-standing public-policy commitments of conservatives—supporting free trade, reforming entitlements, supporting foreign assistance to save lives and advance American interests, standing by NATO, and standing against Russian oppression at home and aggression abroad.
—Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
The developer was tapped by New York Life, the Alpharetta mall’s owner, to pursue redevelopment entitlements and oversee predevelopment preparation.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 26 Feb. 2026
But the main factor behind higher insurance expenses has been greater utilization per enrollee, which has grown by roughly 20 percent across both public entitlements and private insurance.
—Chris Pope, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Joseph Beckham, a District 1 resident, said this zoning means the commission would provide the applicant permanent, high‑intensity entitlements with minimal ongoing city control.
—Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
State taskforces must ensure that the state can comply with legal entitlements to services.
—Sarah Healy Eagan, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
When a telecom partner in Southeast Asia wants to bundle multiple streaming services with different access tiers, AI can map the entitlements, set pricing guardrails, and configure billing — work that previously meant building custom integrations from scratch.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitlements
Noun
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And then the Chinese government used the conversion to pure EVs to end subsidies, to change the level playing field, to tilt it in the local OEMs’ favor.—
Jamie Lincoln Kitman,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2026
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Stadiums are notorious for their lack of multiplier impact, which is one reason these days why sports team owners, such as the McCaskey family that controls the Bears, have such a hard time hoodwinking governments into giving them direct subsidies to build their stadiums.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Rollins is eyeing the Fertilizer Production Expansion Program, designed under former President Joe Biden, which allocates funds to small- and mid-sized fertilizer production facilities through five-year grants to increase competition and bring down agricultural costs.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Apr. 2026
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The unusual staffing arrangement was announced one day after the Justice Department invited state and local governments to apply for $300 million in grants to hire local prosecutors on a temporary basis.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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But others were planted with random allotments of four and 12 species, reflecting the middle and upper ends of tree diversity in similar-sized areas of our local forests.—
John Parker,
The Conversation,
20 Apr. 2026
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The fires scorched some ranchers’ pastures and federal grazing allotments.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Entitlements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitlements. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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