as in prize
something given in recognition of achievement
encouraging Girl Scouts to sell more cookies by offering premiums
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as in expensive
commanding a large price
lavish feasts at which premium wines flowed freely
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Recent Examples of premium
Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
While Sunspel’s styling is deliberately quiet and its pricing premium, its customer base spans age groups and geographies, Verdicchi said.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2025
Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Competitors have been racing in recent years to keep up with premium offerings.
—AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025
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Noun
For September, the industry weighted average cancellation rate across nine premium services (Apple TV+, Discovery+, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix, Paramount+, Peacock, Starz) was 7%, according to Antenna.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
While Sunspel’s styling is deliberately quiet and its pricing premium, its customer base spans age groups and geographies, Verdicchi said.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Expect champagne, premium loose-leaf tea and towers of treats.
—Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Competitors have been racing in recent years to keep up with premium offerings.
—AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premium
Noun
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Since 2014, Tulsa’s Woody Guthrie Center has awarded the prize to past honorees like Pete Seeger, Mavis Staples, Kris Kristofferson, Norman Lear, John Mellencamp, Chuck D, Joan Baez, Bruce Springsteen, Pussy Riot, and Tom Morello.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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This office can cash prizes up to $49,999.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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By deploying solvers on scalable cloud platforms, firms avoid the need for expensive local hardware, lowering barriers for CAE adoption among businesses.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
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Initiative petitions must survive an expensive and time-consuming signature-gathering process to qualify for the statewide ballot.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Awards will include the Tokyo Projects Award, worth $13,300 (JPY2M), selected by an industry jury; the Asian Gen‑Z Award, worth $3,300 (JPY500,000), chosen by a committee of Gen-Z film students; as well as in-kind awards from leading Asian post-production houses White Light and Kongchak.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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However, with award-winning wineries and stunning vistas at every turn, this Canadian gem deserves far more recognition.—
Kimberly Lyn,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Finally, wrap rolled up rugs in plastic and seal valuable clothing in tight plastic bags or bins.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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The heist deals a huge blow to one of the most popular museums in the world, which houses valuable works like Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and has drawn some 9 million visitors in recent years.—
NPR,
NPR,
20 Oct. 2025
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Federal investigation reveals wide criminal net Browse the website of Chen’s Prince Group, and the company’s public image is one of charitable endeavors, business accolades and awards for corporate social responsibility initiatives, large donations to anti-Covid efforts, and education programs.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Awarded writers and filmmakers received accolades from industry partners including AMC Networks, Enderby Entertainment, Josephson Entertainment and the Writers Guild of America East.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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If proven at scale, this technique could shift how nations approach soil restoration – moving away from costly cleanup projects toward systems that regenerate from within.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Known as one of the costliest wars in history, the death of hundreds of thousands of soldiers has been attributed to battle, as well as starvation, cold and a typhus epidemic that broke out.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Johnson’s early performance led to him earning second-team midseason Associated Press All-America honors.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Oct. 2025
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And even though those consequences are, in the grand scheme of things, nothing as big as what their conduct might demand, the fact that Andrew had to give up his royal titles and honors is more than a lot of people expected.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The precious metal is now buckling a bit.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Viewer Reactions The TikTok video reached over 110,000 views, nearly 8,000 likes and 2277 comments, with people congratulating the owner on their new home and melting over the dog's precious reaction.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Premium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premium. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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