entitlements

plural of entitlement

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of entitlements Matt Tapp, director of acquisitions and entitlements at Griffin Riley, said Monday that the project represents several years of close collaboration with city officials. Ilana Arougheti july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026 Public safety, education and child care, and protecting seniors’ entitlements like Social Security and Medicare. Brent Andersen, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026 The property also offers pre-WDO (Pre-Winery Definition Ordinance) entitlements supporting future expansion opportunities. David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026 Therefore, union contracts and social democracies alike pair strong wages and entitlements with deliberate policies that help ordinary households accumulate assets too. Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Soaring interest rates and entitlements drive debt toward disaster. Megan McArdle, Washington Post, 8 June 2026 The supply of properties that check all these boxes — functional ranch infrastructure, winery entitlements, the land and water profile that makes genuine self-sufficiency possible — is finite in ways that new construction can’t solve. Lindsey Harn, Fortune, 6 June 2026 The fact that there was a legal dispute over these entitlements, with the workers and the State of New York on one side and the platforms on the other, demonstrates the political stakes of their struggle. Literary Hub, 28 May 2026 Unlike discretionary grants, these programs are mandatory entitlements under federal law. Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitlements
Noun
  • At the same time, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s vast economic reforms sparked high inflation after fuel subsidies were removed three years ago and the currency was devalued.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • This is the true bureaucracy standing in the way of housing that families can afford — not federal programs or subsidies helping those very families stay housed.
    Jake Day, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2026
Noun
  • The law authorizes a pilot program offering grants and forgivable loans to address a range of repair needs and health hazards.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Both grants are running out, leaving the beach safety program, which has an annual operating budget of about $1 million, in danger of closing in September.
    Kori McNair, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Noun
  • And then, there are also different financial allotments.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • The whole issue of restocking vacant allotments?
    Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026

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“Entitlements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitlements. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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