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
Brian Sloan, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
Both drivers and business owners frequently face slow underwriting, hidden fees and tariffs, inflated premiums, and sometimes even poor claims management.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Maria Belen Archetto, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2025
Startup costs: Up to $30-50 for a premium subscription to video editing software.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Noun
In only three states did premiums decline or remain stagnant.
—Brian Sloan, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
Both drivers and business owners frequently face slow underwriting, hidden fees and tariffs, inflated premiums, and sometimes even poor claims management.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Continuing its support, the premium spirits brand recently introduced the Visionary of the Year award at the fashion summit.
—Maria Belen Archetto, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2025
Startup costs: Up to $30-50 for a premium subscription to video editing software.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premium
Noun
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Maybe this year, in homage to Keith, mark this momentous occasion by spinning his many songs while serving up a Kentucky bourbon pie and rooting for Render Judgment to take the top prize at Louisville's famed Churchill Downs track.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
28 Apr. 2025
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No, no one else won the jackpot, Match 5 + Power Play $2 million prize, or the Match 5 $1 million prize.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Critics dismissed it as expensive and unnecessary, arguing that students could read a guide or browse online forums for free.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Mandatory spending—like those entitlement programs—is much more expensive than discretionary spending.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Blue Ivy has been involved in several significant moments in her mother's career, including appearances at award shows and in music videos.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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This follows two previous waves of cancellations, in April, that terminated over a thousand awards.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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The team did it without starting shooting guard Jaden Ivey and valuable role player Isaiah Stewart, who played just 19 minutes in Game 1 before right knee inflammation kept him off the court for the rest of the series.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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To help save the art form, the companies decide to swap their most valuable members for a season.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Among Andor’s accolades were eight Emmy nominations and a Peabody Award.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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Mark is an exceptional horse trainer with accolades like training Quarter Horse Race Stake winners and even polo horses for Polo Hall of Famer Bart Evans.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Why Has Back-Office Automation Been So Hard? Back-office functions like accounting, HR, sales ops, compliance and data management have historically been labor-intensive and error-prone, difficult to scale, costly to maintain and built on disconnected legacy systems.—
Sudhir Menon,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article 3 min A prank carried out by the son of Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich has proven to be a costly one.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The honors will be given at the upcoming NATPE Budapest event.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
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Host Ryan Seacrest will reveal the artists who will join receive the honor this year.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Some Vril and Agartha heads are despairing about the way their precious dogwhistles have leaked beyond the realm of looksmaxxing forums and 4chan to hit critical mass.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2025
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When a curious 6-year-old met a playful dolphin, their precious connection created pure magic.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Premium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premium. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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