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as in cash
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
are you sure you have enough money to buy all that?
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as in fat cat
a wealthy person
she had always planned to marry money
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Recent Examples of money
Now, the money may be eaten away by the rising global price of fuel.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Over the next few months, the 54-year-old billionaire will have a unique opportunity to put his money where his mouth is.
—Matthew Lynn, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2026
But what is money when pride is on the line?
—R.j. Coyle, Dallas Morning News, 6 Apr. 2026
Yet, without her check, Carranza didn't have money to pay her rent for a month.
—Vanessa G. Sánchez, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Over the next few months, the 54-year-old billionaire will have a unique opportunity to put his money where his mouth is.
—Matthew Lynn, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2026
But what is money when pride is on the line?
—R.j. Coyle, Dallas Morning News, 6 Apr. 2026
Yet, without her check, Carranza didn't have money to pay her rent for a month.
—Vanessa G. Sánchez, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for money
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Without them, some important objects can remain hidden forever; a waste of human effort and money — and much of that sponsorship cash comes from taxpayer funds and the generous gifts of donors who trust the museum to share its collection with its community.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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Money divested from Israel would be given out as cash gifts so that newly married couples could buy homes.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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His fat cat industrialist Zsa-Zsa Korda is no underground rebel.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The fat cats in Congress who’ve been making a killing on Wall Street were none too pleased.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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This occurred after tens of thousands of Iranians protested at the end of last year after their currency crashed.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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To be sure, cracks in the petrodollar’s foundation is still far from the currency becoming irrelevant.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Once considered a taboo sector to funnel money into by venture capitalists, defense tech has seen a remarkable shift over the past few years.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2026
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But then America’s capitalists discovered the sport’s system of promotion and relegation (glaringly absent in America’s domestic soccer league), which offers clubs the possibility of moving up and down the game’s various divisions.—
Andrés Martinez,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Saturday’s game against Illinois is projected as a coin flip, largely due to the emergence of All-American freshman guard Keaton Wagler, whose potential hadn’t yet been realized when the Huskies held him to just three points back in November.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
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No coins required — calls are free.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2026
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Gaston was a strict parent for an aspiring magnate.—
Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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As previously reported, Fred Armisen will play a major role in Season 2 as casino magnate Max Sugar.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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For some street vendors like Eric Parks on the North Shore, the return of the Bucs means bucks.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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No matter, this is his first real walk of shame, and the grin on his face is worth a million bucks.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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Bjork, however, went all-in on the look, posing on the cover of Vogue Scandinavia in the blurred tulle Margiela gown with a merkin wig, fashioned from real human hair and painstakingly embroidered to the crotch of an underlaid silk stocking bodysuit.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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Cousin’s body was sprawled on the bed — nude with a silk stocking tied tightly around her neck.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2025
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“Money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/money. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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