1
as in authorizing
to give a right to
the card entitles my grandmother to the discount for senior citizens
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2
as in naming
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 entitling
The complaint alleges Johnson failed to disclose restricted stock units entitling him to 330,000 shares in his January 2024 bankruptcy petition.
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Zach Everson, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Zach Everson, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitling
Verb
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Paoletta signed off on a memo authorizing the freeze.—
Andy Kroll,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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Employees with administrative privileges were often tricked into authorizing malicious apps, while default permission settings allowed those apps to operate undetected.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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The French house on Friday released a statement officially confirming the departure of its men’s artistic director Véronique Nichanian, without naming a successor.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Ravens have a few veteran players who could be a great fit on other teams, and Mike Jones of The Athletic believes that Mark Andrews is one of them, naming him one of 10 players to watch at this year's deadline.—
Jon Conahan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Amy Hummer is the co-owner and qualifying broker of Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Steinborn & Associates, located in Las Cruces, New Mexico.—
Halee Miller Van Ryswyk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Oct. 2025
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Roberto ‘Pico’ Lopes, a defender for Irish football team Shamrock Rovers, this week helped Cabo Verde make history by qualifying for next year’s World Cup.—
Preeti Jha,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And calling for a ceasefire means ceasing fire.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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The offensive coordinator calling his sixth-ever game taps the future Big Ten quarterback on the chest twice.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The ability to now see how lithium interacts with the plasma in real-time is a significant step toward advancing this critical enabling technology.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Battle Of Long Island (or Battle of Brooklyn, as it was also known) was won by the British, enabling them to capture the island and New York City.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Another 13 have a hold rating on it, with one designating it as underperform.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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Congress approved a resolution designating Tuesday as a day of remembrance for Kirk, who was assassinated while at a Turning Point USA event last month, honoring him on what would have been his 32nd birthday.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
14 Oct. 2025
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There is even talk of nominating the Tabarchine saga for UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list.—
Miquel Ros,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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The president reportedly said that Pakistan was nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize, implying that Modi should do the same.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
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The soap's sensual marketing theme earned mixed reactions on social media, with some users dubbing it a gimmick and questioning the item's cleanliness.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Think visual effects, dubbing and storyboarding.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Entitling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitling. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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