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Recent Examples of paper money
Even kids in elementary school now have their own debit cards, and plenty of today's children may never even handle paper money and coins.
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 30 Oct. 2025
Why Countries May Back Digital Currency Each of the examples above highlights the fact that the problem isn’t the physical object, whether coins or paper money.
—Alex Pron, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The parking kiosks the city plans to use will take credit cards and coins, but no paper money.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
The device reads text and recognizes faces and objects such as buses, street lights and signs, and paper money.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2016
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 30 Oct. 2025
Why Countries May Back Digital Currency Each of the examples above highlights the fact that the problem isn’t the physical object, whether coins or paper money.
—Alex Pron, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The parking kiosks the city plans to use will take credit cards and coins, but no paper money.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
The device reads text and recognizes faces and objects such as buses, street lights and signs, and paper money.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paper money
Noun
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At the start of this month, FIFA upped the price of the most expensive Category 1 tickets for the final to nearly eleven thousand dollars.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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This bill simply requires that half of those dollars go to the local news outlets that serve Maryland communities rather than to the tech platforms and out-of-state media conglomerates that seek to monopolize government ad spending.—
Julian Baron,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Cuba introduced two new banknotes in a bid to simplify transactions amid runaway inflation.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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As prices continue to spiral higher while the war boosts demand for cash, long lines formed to withdraw the fresh banknotes, and supplies quickly ran out.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Assault victims in Virginia may seek a civil resolution to their criminal case through accord and satisfaction, an agreement for an amount owed in damages, such as money to cover the cost of medical bills or property repairs.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
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New York has taken a different approach, and ordinary New Yorkers are paying the price every month through their utility bills.—
Nicole Malliotakis,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Countries buying oil did so in greenbacks.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Alas, greenbacks are hardly available to people such as Tamara Mendoza, 65, who lives in the working-class Valle district.—
Mery Mogollon,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But unionized workers aren’t the only ones Gloria protects.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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Not surprisingly, the children in Gowin’s pictures are the ones who set off the sparks.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Slowly, incrementally, Andrew disassembled the coach, until hundreds of little bits of him were scattered from Rockville to Manassas.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Climate change and persistent drought have already sapped hundreds of billions of gallons of water from the river’s annual flow.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Packing this $12 gadget could also save you money on budget airlines that charge an arm and a leg for access to in-flight entertainment.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Apr. 2026
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Evans wound up taking less money to leave Tampa Bay and sign with the 49ers.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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The victim, Adbadalla Thabet, collected cash from gas stations in Downey, Bellflower, Compton and Lynwood early in the morning before driving to the bank.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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The short-term spending cuts proposed to date are simply not enough to balance the budget anymore — not even with a one-time cash infusion from Albany.—
Ike Brannon,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Paper money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paper%20money. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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