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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
This money must come from somewhere, and at many schools (particularly in NCAA Division 1), donors are raising a lot of money to help foot the bill, regardless of internal funding sources.
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Dr. J. Lee Peters, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
What is the best temperature for AC to save money?
—Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 8 June 2026
This rule of thumb gives an approximation of how much money retirees can withdraw from their savings each year in order to give themselves good odds of not running out of money 30 years later.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 8 June 2026
Instead of responding, the White House has kept frozen $19 billion in public health and international assistance money.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026
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Dr. J. Lee Peters, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
What is the best temperature for AC to save money?
—Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 8 June 2026
This rule of thumb gives an approximation of how much money retirees can withdraw from their savings each year in order to give themselves good odds of not running out of money 30 years later.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 8 June 2026
Instead of responding, the White House has kept frozen $19 billion in public health and international assistance money.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for money
Noun
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Carson’s entry took second prize and a thousand-dollar cash award.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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The deal was reportedly valued at over $1 billion and involved a mix of cash and stock.—
Amelia Lucas,Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
7 June 2026
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President Trump and his health leaders have repeatedly directed their ire toward health insurance companies, painting them as fat cats that need to be reined in.—
Bob Herman,
STAT,
9 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 Indian currency has been under pressure from its rising import bill and sustained capital outflows, even prompting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to appeal to citizens to help conserve foreign exchange.—
Sri Jegarajah,Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Bitcoin offers growth potential tied to adoption Like gold, Bitcoin is often viewed as a hedge against currency debasement because its supply is limited.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Some experts fear tech companies and venture capitalists are pouring too much money into a still-nascent and unproven technology.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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The President is also slated to appear on a number of coins, including a commemorative 24-karat gold coin and a $1 coin that will reportedly circulate as currency.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
29 May 2026
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In all recent drafts, the second round has gone in reverse order of win-loss record, with no lottery and ties settled by a coin toss.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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The backstory South African billionaire and tech magnate Koos Bekker and his wife Karen Roos had already created waves at Babylonstoren in South Africa, with its gardens modeled on those of the Dutch East India Company, vineyards, and herbal spa.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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His students had collectively decided to set the play in eighteen-nineties Butte, making the court of Duke Frederick the house of a silver-mining magnate and situating the Forest of Arden in the Absarokas.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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How to make big, well, some bucks in late night?—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
29 May 2026
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Like any automaker, Jeep isn't afraid to collect a few bucks licensing out its brand to slap onto all kinds of basic lifestyle gear and consumer goods – from tote bags and tumblers to cheese boards and electric wine openers.—
C.C. Weiss
May 22,
New Atlas,
22 May 2026
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In Girard’s household, at least three women would have mended his silk stockings and other clothes.—
Emily J. Whitted,
The Conversation,
29 Apr. 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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“Money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/money. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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