greenbacks

plural of greenback

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for greenbacks
Noun
  • The program helps low-income households pay utility bills.
    Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The program helps low-income households pay utility bills.
    Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Many American medical scientists have found their research dollars dried up which has left me looking to European universities.
    Neil Mahto, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025
  • In contrast, education freedom is a bottom-up reform that can reverse declining test scores by moving students into better learning environments and ensuring tax dollars go to actual educational activities.
    Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • MrBeast promised the largest cash prize in TV history for a similar winner-takes-all game show; his company was sued for allegedly poor treatment of the contestants during its production.
    Judy Berman, Time, 27 June 2025
  • Since Weltman’s arrival, Orlando has traded majority of their second picks, but only to push them back to future years or for cash considerations.
    Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • If companies needed money from the markets, the markets had their sources of capital appropriately drawn from those with ample surplus funds, including banks and bond issuers with the populace’s money.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • In October, the project got a boost when the Department of Transportation under President Joe Biden approved Miami-Dade for $389 million toward the Northeast Corridor, money requiring congressional approval that’s still pending.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
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“Greenbacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greenbacks. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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