as in salaries
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
almost half of her paycheck goes to child care and transportation expenses
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Recent Examples of paychecks
Wait times aren't expected to improve until government funding is restored and TSA officers receive paychecks.
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Cruz, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee that oversees aviation, said Democrats are responsible for paychecks not being delivered to TSA agents.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
The hearing came as the monthlong partial shutdown has started to cause widespread problems for travelers, and Transportation Safety Administration screeners are forced to work without receiving paychecks.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
Valid documents include photo ID, bank statements, utility bills or paychecks.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
State payroll records show Williamson earned $40,000 in regular pay in 2025, which the state controller’s office said included her December 2024 and January 2025 paychecks.
—Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Any short-term relief provided by these loans is quickly erased when workers receive a fraction of their paychecks on payday and end up in a spiral, spending hundreds of dollars a year on fees.
—Christopher Greenwood, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
As the lapse in funding at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues, many TSA agents have been forced to accept only partial paychecks for their work — and if the shutdown persists, that partial pay will dry up.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Major firms continued to announce expansions—but the gap between press releases and paychecks is long, and the data has not yet shown a broad turnaround.
—Paul S. Lavoie, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Cruz, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee that oversees aviation, said Democrats are responsible for paychecks not being delivered to TSA agents.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
The hearing came as the monthlong partial shutdown has started to cause widespread problems for travelers, and Transportation Safety Administration screeners are forced to work without receiving paychecks.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
Valid documents include photo ID, bank statements, utility bills or paychecks.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
State payroll records show Williamson earned $40,000 in regular pay in 2025, which the state controller’s office said included her December 2024 and January 2025 paychecks.
—Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Any short-term relief provided by these loans is quickly erased when workers receive a fraction of their paychecks on payday and end up in a spiral, spending hundreds of dollars a year on fees.
—Christopher Greenwood, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
As the lapse in funding at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues, many TSA agents have been forced to accept only partial paychecks for their work — and if the shutdown persists, that partial pay will dry up.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Major firms continued to announce expansions—but the gap between press releases and paychecks is long, and the data has not yet shown a broad turnaround.
—Paul S. Lavoie, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paychecks
Noun
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The union claimed that the company wants to eliminate more than 100 jobs, cut salaries, and install AI surveillance systems.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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New York and Los Angeles dominate the sport’s biggest earners, with franchises in those cities home to 10 of the 15 highest salaries this year by luxury-tax cap calculations.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Many states impose even stricter limits, though, and some states exempt wages from garnishment entirely under certain conditions.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The earnings tax is collected from the salaries and wages of those who live in or work in Kansas City, alongside the net profits of businesses.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2026
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Citizens are eligible for Social Security payments beginning at 62 years old.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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This comes on top of earlier reports of some $364 million in phony SNAP payments under Healey.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Paychecks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paychecks. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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