as in bill
a piece of printed paper used as money in the United States
she threw a few greenbacks on the counter to pay for the drinks
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Recent Examples of greenback
In March, the dollar index — a gauge of the greenback's performance against a basket of major rivals — is on track to gain around 3%.
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Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
As this sweeping history points out, however, the greenback is only the latest in a centuries-long series of global currencies, including the Dutch guilder and the British pound sterling, whose statures have risen and fallen with the fortunes of their issuers.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The greenback is extending its reach into economies where brick-and-mortar bank branches have never arrived and where local currencies offer no reliable store of value.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 9 Mar. 2026
The greenback’s rally undercut sentiment among investors who had been piling into metals after the U.S. president signaled a willingness to let the currency weaken.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
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Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
As this sweeping history points out, however, the greenback is only the latest in a centuries-long series of global currencies, including the Dutch guilder and the British pound sterling, whose statures have risen and fallen with the fortunes of their issuers.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The greenback is extending its reach into economies where brick-and-mortar bank branches have never arrived and where local currencies offer no reliable store of value.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 9 Mar. 2026
The greenback’s rally undercut sentiment among investors who had been piling into metals after the U.S. president signaled a willingness to let the currency weaken.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greenback
Noun
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Goldman Sachs concurs, saying the drag will offset the benefits from that tax bill the White House had championed.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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The House advanced the bill codifying the peeper’s status, House Bill 5534, this week by a vote of 136-0.—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
Noun
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SpaceX has already filed confidentially with the SEC and is reportedly expected to launch its roadshow in mid-June for an IPO that could value the company in the trillions of dollars.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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The proposal, which hasn’t yet qualified for the ballot, immediately drew concerns from Democratic lawmakers, who are reeling from making regular $1 billion-dollar cuts in recent years to make up for ongoing budget shortfalls.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
2 May 2026
Noun
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The note, which was discovered by Epstein’s former cellmate, had been under seal for years.—
Jeremy Roebuck,
Washington Post,
7 May 2026
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Her desk was perpetually covered in Post-it notes of various neon hues.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Those who join now can use the code PCAMER26 by December 31, 2026, to earn up to 4,000 bonus Avios (Qatar Airways’s rewards currency) to use on upcoming flights, upgrades, and extra baggage allowances.—
Jamie Spain,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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The courts in the past have held — and usually not framed in terms of DEI policies; this was prior to that term gaining currency — but courts have been skeptical about giving the FCC authority over Equal Employment Opportunity policies as a basis for license decisions.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Greenback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greenback. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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