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Recent Examples of paper money
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.
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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
Pretend money: Purchase fake paper money and roll it up to fit inside the plastic eggs.
—Erinne Magee, Parents, 16 Apr. 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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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
Pretend money: Purchase fake paper money and roll it up to fit inside the plastic eggs.
—Erinne Magee, Parents, 16 Apr. 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
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The program is open to eligible participants from counties in the eastern Upper Peninsula and the west side of the state to parts of metro Detroit, and has garnered tens of millions in public and private dollars as well as bipartisan interest from lawmakers.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Instead, the city is considering a public safety referendum, giving voters a chance to authorize the city to collect more tax dollars for a high-profile, high-demand portion of its budget.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 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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In an attempt to boost gamer bankrolls, this only occasionally profitable bettor will attempt to stack greenbacks under the lights.—
Brad Evans,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Dude confiscated it for greenbacks, melted it down, and buried it?—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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During the second trial in 2025, Thompson’s attorney, David Hayakawa, revealed to the court that $3,900 in large bills had been found next to Tokuhara's body.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Since none of the 12 appropriations bills have been approved, this shutdown is more extensive than the partial shutdown that started in December 2018, when Congress had enacted five of the 12 appropriations bills, said the nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank Committee for a Responsible Budget.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps the most important stream of influence on the president is his endlessly rolling call list — to old friends and world leaders, and often to the CEOs of US companies, from old allies in the real estate business to new ones like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Burrow gets them out of bad looks and into good ones.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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More than 100 international TV series and formats, animation, feature films and documentaries in various stages of the production cycle will be pitched to hundreds of top execs this week in the Eternal City, underscoring the growing influence of the pre-Mipcom boutique event.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
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It’s called permafrost, and in central Alaska just south of the Arctic circle, this ice-cold layer reaches hundreds of feet below the tundra.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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Is intuitive budgeting effective for saving money?—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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With less money being invested by record labels into touring, that has created a top-heavy artist hierarchy, with the rich getting richer and the poor and middle class falling by the wayside.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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For instance, if both people are eligible but one earned more, collect the lower amount first to have some cash.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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From dishes like cast-iron live Maine lobster to a 32-ounce Creekstone Farms American Wagyu Tomahawk ribeye, this is a restaurant where you'd better be prepared to drop some cash.—
Rosalind Bowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Paper money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paper%20money. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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