Thesaurus results for PAYCHECKS

paychecks

noun

plural of paycheck

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 In other words, thousands of California families are losing their paychecks so that one of the richest men in the state can build the machines designed to replace the next 8,000 workers — and get even richer as a result! —

Alex Lee, Mercury News, 19 June 2026 The May nonfarm payrolls report told us that folks are still working and collecting paychecks. —

Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 14 June 2026 Professionals who strengthen their AI skills may be better set up to take on store leadership roles—and those titles come with much bigger paychecks. —

Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 June 2026 Congress can’t keep federal agencies funded, and government workers have missed paychecks. —

Sen. Rand Paul Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026 Teachers’ paychecks have never fully reflected their passion or professionalism, but as America’s cost-of-living crisis persists, educators increasingly cannot afford even life’s basic necessities. —

Randi Weingarten, Time, 11 June 2026 As a result, more paychecks, emergency funds and everyday spending money are now held at institutions that operate entirely online. —

Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 11 June 2026 The owners worked to cushion paychecks to help offset the losses. —

Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026 The couple relied on his wife’s paychecks to keep the lights on as their electricity bill climbed to $140 a month following the coldest weeks of winter. —

Eliza Shapiro, New York Times, 8 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for paychecks

Noun

While first-round picks are slotted into salaries through the NBA’s rookie scale, there isn’t as much structure with second-round selections.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
Those aren’t disqualifying salaries in a rising cap world, but the preference should be snagging plug-ins who are willing sign short-term, such as Matt Grzelcyk (who also has ties to Sullivan), Ville Heinola or Jeremy Lauzon.

— Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 23 June 2026