entitles

verb

present tense third-person singular of entitle
1
as in authorizes
to give a right to the card entitles my grandmother to the discount for senior citizens

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2
as in calls
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 entitles Whether that entitles him to the money is less cut and dried, attorneys say. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026 His studio deal with Universal Television — a ‘Spielberg deal,’ as one leading Hollywood attorney put it — entitles him to half of his shows’ profits. — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Your membership entitles you to a huge range of discounts, insights, and opportunities. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 20 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitles
  1. authorizes
  2. calls
  3. qualifies
  4. nominates
  5. enables
  6. designates
  7. empowers
  8. names
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  • The order also authorizes the Justice Department to challenge state vaccine regulations deemed insufficiently respectful of parental objections.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The new law directs federal officials to issue guidance for these buildings and authorizes grants to test their safety and cost.
    — Solomon Greene, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of authorizes
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  • Washington and Seoul say their drills are defensive in nature, but North Korea calls them an invasion rehearsal and often reacts with weapons tests.
    — Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Diehl calls it one of the oldest tricks in styling, the pairing of something refined against something plain.
    — Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of calls
Verb
  • The host of the soccer World Cup automatically qualifies, and Olympic host countries automatically get spots in every event.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The larger tournament could mean a fourth game each year, provided that Kansas qualifies for the championship.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of qualifies
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  • 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
Definition of nominates
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  • Just as important, the CMA enables Customs and Border Protection to employ the same advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence already used by these marketplaces.
    — Bill Cassidy, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The donation enables the Rijksmuseum to introduce everyone to Rombout Uylenburgh, a fascinating artist of whom very little work has survived.
    — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of enables
Verb
  • With the deal, John Malone’s Liberty Broadband ceased to be a direct shareholder in Charter and no longer designates directors for election to the Charter board.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Contrast that with voluntary surrender where the BOP designates the institution and a date is set by the Court (or BOP) for the person to report to prison, at their own expense.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of designates
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  • The suit was not filed under a new law passed earlier this year, which requires more regular inspections of the Geo facility and empowers state authorities to penalize the company for failing to comply with communicable disease probes.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Fears of future economic and supply chain weaponization have fostered a growing estrangement between the two countries, feeding a broader hostility that empowers more aggressive voices on both sides of the Pacific.
    — GLORIA XIONG, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of empowers
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  • The complaint also names ThunderCat Technology, which has a contract with Homeland Security Investigations, which is part of ICE, to provide the agency with individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITIN) data.
    — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
  • While the woman was unnamed in the police memo, a corresponding court case names Gallagher as the subject of an Apprehended Violence Application filed on behalf of Gael Cameron, a fellow Below Deck castmate with whom Gallagher shares a young child.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
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