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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
How did the court get Wardlaw's money?
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Robert Steinbuch, Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2026
As campaigns for Georgia’s statewide offices heat up, the AJC’s David Wickert gives an overview of what the law says about how politicians can and cannot raise money.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 8 Jan. 2026
That decision to put local money toward the stadium and any development plans would require county approval.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
New money would now have to be made.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
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Robert Steinbuch, Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2026
As campaigns for Georgia’s statewide offices heat up, the AJC’s David Wickert gives an overview of what the law says about how politicians can and cannot raise money.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 8 Jan. 2026
That decision to put local money toward the stadium and any development plans would require county approval.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
New money would now have to be made.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for money
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Janet’s mother, Marilyn, was deeply insecure about having never finished college herself, and—newly flush with cash—offered to pay for four years of her children’s higher education (which cost, on average, $740 in the late 1970s).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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And just in case, she was laid to rest with some local currency, or spending cash, almost 1,000 Kaiyuan Tongbao coins tied to her waist and right leg, as per Arkeonews reported.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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Nah, that's for the fat cats and money-grubbers.—
Steph Wagner,
CNBC,
1 Jan. 2026
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Though many corporations could still afford suites, fat cats high-fiving while their employees lost their jobs and their companies were taking bailouts was a bad look.—
John Seabrook,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
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What started as labor strikes and merchant protests over currency collapse and inflation has expanded into widespread street demonstrations and student protests.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Protests erupted in Iran last week when disgruntled shopkeepers took to the streets to demonstrate against the country’s plummeting currency.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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Both Peter Thiel and David Sacks packed their bags right at the end of 2025, with the PayPal cofounder heading to Florida and the venture capitalist going off to Texas.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
9 Jan. 2026
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Four entrepreneurs and venture capitalists in their 40s and 50s offer commentary on the day’s tech news, markets, and—increasingly—politics.—
Julia Black,
Vanity Fair,
8 Jan. 2026
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In a simple demonstration, a coin cell powered a toy car for 288 cm under light, compared with 212 cm in the dark.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Stray tissues lipstick, crayon, coins, or car keys can ruin your laundry and even your machine.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
9 Jan. 2026
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Singer island is so named after Paris Singer, a descendant of the Singer Sewing Machine magnate, who began developing the Palm Beach coastline into a national luxury destination in the 1920s.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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O’Leary isn’t the only nonprofessional in Marty Supreme’s sprawling cast, which includes rapper Tyler the Creator, real-life table-tennis champion Koto Kawaguchi, filmmaker Abel Ferrara, and supermarket magnate John Catsimatidis.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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Colleges have lived large on student loans, paying the salaries of bloated administrative staff and big-bucks deans and coaches.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Bernstein raised its price target by two bucks to $172 and maintained its hold rating.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 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 19 Jan. 2026.
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