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Recent Examples of money order
Envelope full of cash and a personal money order for daycare payment.
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Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Alimony payments must be in cash or a cash equivalent, like a check or money order.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Gone are the days of relying on money orders or wire transfers to send money abroad.
—Andreina Rodriguez,maya Benjamin, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $8 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Wedding Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 16 July 2025
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Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Alimony payments must be in cash or a cash equivalent, like a check or money order.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Gone are the days of relying on money orders or wire transfers to send money abroad.
—Andreina Rodriguez,maya Benjamin, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $8 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Wedding Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for money order
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The beans represent coins, the greens they are served with symbolize paper money, and cornbread is for gold.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
30 Dec. 2025
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The sharp rally in gold and silver can be read as a market referendum on the credibility of paper money.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
8 Dec. 2025
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To protect yourself, secure collateral (a car, equipment, or even a property lien) or use a legal promissory note.—
Sam Dogen,
CNBC,
29 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, Pino’s former development company, Century Homebuilders Group — now run by Tatiana — has agreed to forgive a promissory note for $691,470 that was owed by Carlos Pino, who heads the family’s original plumbing wholesale business founded by the brothers’ father.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Not all vendors accept credit cards or electronic payments, so make sure to bring your folding money.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2025
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And on New Year's Day, the traditional Southern spread consists of black-eyed peas and collard greens (symbols for wealth—coins and green folding money, respectively), ham or pork (for prosperity), and cornbread (for gold).—
Taysha Murtaugh,
Country Living,
30 Nov. 2021
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The following spring, the Bills moved up in the draft to select a quarterback who became a cornerstone, and optimism ran high going into 2018.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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An earlier draft of a peace plan, which emerged in November and was criticized as being heavily favorable to Moscow, sought to cap Ukraine’s armed forces at 600,000 personnel.—
Melissa Bell,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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By the following year, the FBI had recovered millions of dollars extorted from Colonial Pipeline by Darkside.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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What makes a lasagna recipe worth a million dollars?—
Lizzy Briskin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
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Explaining banknotes’ appeal, the European Central Bank study says that in moments of acute stress the public sees cash as a reliable store of value and a resilient means of payment.—
Olesya Dmitracova,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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But Nshombo quickly suspended the operation days later, saying the bank agents were overwhelmed by the load of banknotes brought forward to be changed.—
JANVIER BARHAHIGA,
Arkansas Online,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Money order.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/money%20order. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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