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Recent Examples of paper money
The beans represent coins, the greens they are served with symbolize paper money, and cornbread is for gold.
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Vogue, 30 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
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Vogue, 30 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paper money
Noun
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Conversely, the city will collect millions of more dollars annually if voters on Tuesday approve Measure A, a new tax on second homes that are vacant for more than half the year.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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In addition to reducing energy consumption, cooler machines perform better, which is important for modern AI racks that represent millions of dollars of investment.—
Anna Broughel,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Noun
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At a news conference toward the end of Blatter’s reign, a prankster showered him with banknotes.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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The Treasury Department has issued other high-denomination banknotes over the years but discontinued them in July 1969.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Supporters argue the two bills address different stages of an investigation.—
Jamie Leary,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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To pay for her medical bills, the family had to sell most of their remaining cattle and goats, a bitter blow after years of drought had already decimated local herds.—
Tommy Trenchard,
NPR,
31 May 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
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During that time, crews will scrape up old lines and paint new ones, ITD spokesperson Jill Youmans told the Idaho Statesman on Friday.—
Rose Evans
May 29,
Idaho Statesman,
29 May 2026
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Outdoor enthusiasts along the iconic trail aren’t the only ones suffering.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
Noun
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But Cepeda and Petro on Sunday night sowed doubt in the result and claimed — so far without evidence — that hundreds of thousands of votes were manipulated and that foreign actors interfered with the result.—
Megan Janetsky,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Photons from tens, hundreds, thousands of years ago collide with my eyes.—
Alexandra Oliva
June 1,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
Noun
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There's much more, but this is a taster of how much money and time the partnership divert back into the area.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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But they are constrained by money—its excess and its absence.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Noun
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George Gascón, who eliminated cash bail for misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies and championed rehabilitation over punitive sentencing.—
National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Finally, if Anthropic is the third to go public, remember the market will be severely depleted of cash.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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“Paper money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paper%20money. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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