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Recent Examples of paper money
First, when shopping in brick-and-mortar stores, use paper money.
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Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 31 July 2025
In recent years, aided by the wider paper trail inherent in the shift from paper money to credit cards, the IRS started policing tip reporting on tax returns more carefully.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 July 2025
During this time, China replaced its traditional currency of silver and gold with paper money.
—Hassan Tayir, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
Earlier rulers had sanctioned paper money, but always alongside coins, which had been around for centuries.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2012
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Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 31 July 2025
In recent years, aided by the wider paper trail inherent in the shift from paper money to credit cards, the IRS started policing tip reporting on tax returns more carefully.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 July 2025
During this time, China replaced its traditional currency of silver and gold with paper money.
—Hassan Tayir, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
Earlier rulers had sanctioned paper money, but always alongside coins, which had been around for centuries.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paper money
Noun
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Minnesota’s energy assistance program is processing applications but the state’s Department of Commerce said federal LIHEAP dollars will likely be delayed by a month.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2025
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More than 600 charity partners were represented by runners in Sunday's race, with millions of dollars raised.—
NPR,
NPR,
2 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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Individual customers' bills will vary according to their usage rates.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Midterm elections will see congressional battlegrounds in states where fast-rising electric bills or data center hotspots — or both — are fomenting community uprisings.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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If Florida State continues to lose games against those teams, greenbacks could start to flow in to help with the buyout.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Central banks have also continued snapping up gold reserves to reduce exposure to greenbacks.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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But as was proven later, in conflicting accounts like the ones here, the Band didn’t quite go quietly into that night.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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But the brave ones grow stronger and want to express more.—
Gavin J Blair,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Nov. 2025
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In a bid to deliver a quick turnaround, the new top executive initiated a plan to close hundreds of stores, or about 1% of its locations, in the United States and Canada.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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The shutdown has resulted in the interruption of SNAP benefits for millions of Americans and hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed or working without pay.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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With Alonso on the market, the Red Sox could be more eager to add a power-hitting first baseman than to re-sign Bregman for more money.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Dozens of legislators, senators and construction companies have been accused of receiving kickbacks with money that was supposed to go toward establishing thousands of flood control projects.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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If your flight is canceled or significantly delayed due to the cuts, you’re legally entitled to a cash refund, not just some future credit.—
The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Portugal-Japan collaboration from Moon Road Media & Films received a cash prize of $30,000 from the two sponsors of the award — TCCF organizer Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) and France’s Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC).—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Paper money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paper%20money. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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