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
Their paychecks are on hold, but their work – providing crucial data for hurricane forecasting – is considered essential.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Controllers have gone without paychecks for nearly a month during the shutdown, leading many to call in sick and compound previously existing staffing shortages.
—John Seewer, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
The over month long closure has left hundreds of thousands of employees missing paychecks and disrupting millions of benefits.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Choplin’s Restaurant is offering free ready-to-eat meals to federal workers missing paychecks, no questions asked.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
Fried warned that with essential federal employees, including air traffic controllers, Transportation Security Administration screeners and Customs and Border Protection officers already missing paychecks, staff shortages will continue to mount.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
Families earning larger paychecks than the previous groups currently send 24% to 30% of their income toward rent.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
The crews of the agency’s decades-old WP-3D aircraft have now missed two paychecks due to the shutdown, according to a NOAA employee with knowledge of the hurricane hunter operations, who spoke with CNN on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
The federal government shutdown, now in its fifth week, continues to strain hundreds of thousands of government workers who haven’t received paychecks, and some of those employees have applied for new jobs in state government.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Controllers have gone without paychecks for nearly a month during the shutdown, leading many to call in sick and compound previously existing staffing shortages.
—John Seewer, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
The over month long closure has left hundreds of thousands of employees missing paychecks and disrupting millions of benefits.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Choplin’s Restaurant is offering free ready-to-eat meals to federal workers missing paychecks, no questions asked.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
Fried warned that with essential federal employees, including air traffic controllers, Transportation Security Administration screeners and Customs and Border Protection officers already missing paychecks, staff shortages will continue to mount.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
Families earning larger paychecks than the previous groups currently send 24% to 30% of their income toward rent.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
The crews of the agency’s decades-old WP-3D aircraft have now missed two paychecks due to the shutdown, according to a NOAA employee with knowledge of the hurricane hunter operations, who spoke with CNN on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
The federal government shutdown, now in its fifth week, continues to strain hundreds of thousands of government workers who haven’t received paychecks, and some of those employees have applied for new jobs in state government.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paychecks
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Public schools in particular have become so reliant on bond sales to fund salaries and services that overall school debt more than doubled from 2002 to 2019, rising to $500 billion.—
Michael Waters,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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The high cost of education also discourage graduates from entering public or rural practice, where salaries are typically lower.—
Sixteen Ramos,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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In India, farmers, builders and factory workers are losing wages and facing health risks due to unbearable heat.—
Vanessa Kerry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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That's a function of the immigrant round-ups, and leaves little room for wages to settle down.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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The administration had asked the court to block full payments while its appeal played out.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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Kolfage is alleged to have used the funds to pay for home renovations, make payments on a boat, and purchase a luxury sports utility vehicle, cosmetic surgery and to pay off credit card debt and personal tax liabilities.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Paychecks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paychecks. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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