entitles

present tense third-person singular of entitle

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of entitles Your membership entitles you to a huge range of discounts, insights, and opportunities. K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026 The new agreement entitles lawyers to 45% of the settlement, which will be split evenly between the two firms. Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 The lesson of Taylor is not that holding a powerful office entitles someone to go unchallenged. Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026 At the time, according to the New York Times, Sotheby’s was selling the work without a guarantee, an agreement that entitles the seller to a sum whether or not the work finds a buyer. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 Apr. 2026 In its recent decision, the court has sided with a Colorado Christian therapist who argued that her right to free speech entitles her to counsel adolescents toward heterosexuality. Donna Lamb, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 And a fight between Morris and the church over whether an employment agreement entitles him and his wife to between $600,000 and $800,000 annually is playing out in state court in Tarrant County as well as in Christian arbitration before the Ambassadors of Reconciliation. Michelle Casady, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026 Fink’s deal entitles him to an undisclosed percentage of carry incentive distributions from a composite bucket of 10 of BlackRock’s flagship private market funds that raised capital in 2024. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026 There’s also a hefty $12,446 per month maintenance fee, which entitles the new owner to a 24-hour doorman, a concierge, storage space, and a coveted key to the private Gramercy Park. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitles
Verb
  • Employers should have counsel review the document rather than assuming that every government request authorizes the same access or response.
    Ascend Agency, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The bill authorizes the state to take the property through eminent domain and transfer or lease it to a new, nonprofit operator.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Fathom is the first product built on what Ford calls the Universal Electric Vehicle platform, which will be the basic architecture for producing multiple upcoming electric cars, from compacts to vans, Bergg said.
    Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Each buoy is attached to a rope and can be thrown to someone in the water while another person calls 911.
    Darius Johnson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • With sensible policies and an engaged board, the museum qualifies.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • That qualifies as the most important development for a team that needs Nix at his best to chase a Super Bowl in 2026, but there have been plenty of other subplots to monitor.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Even though the president nominates agency leaders, those commissioners are confirmed by the Senate and must not be unfairly punished for exercising independent judgment, Potter said.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA, a surprising comeback after the former Navy SEAL was fired last May for defending the agency’s existence amid calls to dismantle it.
    Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • Through their mobile app, Little Free Library enables users to see book box locations near them.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Efficient sampling—adaptable for rivers, lakes and seas—enables extended feasibility studies for precise ecosystem protection and on-ground mitigation.
    Gamuda Contributor, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This number designates what number car your model is in that year’s total production run (around 100-350 cars).
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
  • The ceasefire framework explicitly designates Iran and Oman to negotiate the strategic waterway’s future management, giving Araghchi’s visit to Muscat particular significance.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • This empowers users to understand how daily behaviors influence long-term well-being.
    Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The federal program empowers local law enforcement officers to carry out immigration enforcement actions.
    Tess Riski August 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Apple’s lawsuit also names a former iPhone engineer, Chang Liu, who joined OpenAI in January.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Sometimes someone else names a department that stopped existing two reorganizations ago.
    Jacqueline DeStefano-Tangorra, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Entitles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitles. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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