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
Kff Health News, Oc Register, 3 June 2025
Investors are demanding the government pay a higher premium to keep borrowing, as the total debt has crossed $36.1 trillion.
—Arkansas Online, 2 June 2025
Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 June 2025
For the daily service between Boston and Edinburgh, JetBlue advertised special limited time round-trip rates: $649 for economy and $3,299 for the premium Mint experience.
—Nathan Tavares, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2025
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Noun
Without congressional action, the more generous subsidies will expire at the end of the year and most ACA enrollees will see their premiums rise sharply.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 3 June 2025
Investors are demanding the government pay a higher premium to keep borrowing, as the total debt has crossed $36.1 trillion.
—Arkansas Online, 2 June 2025
Adjective
After a four-week run in Nigerian movie theaters, the film went to regional pay TV giant’s DStv Box Office store before landing on its premium movie channels.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 June 2025
For the daily service between Boston and Edinburgh, JetBlue advertised special limited time round-trip rates: $649 for economy and $3,299 for the premium Mint experience.
—Nathan Tavares, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premium
Noun
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Engler had won the game’s top prize of $250,000, beating odds of 1 in 157,050.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
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Season 7 of the beloved Peacock dating show kicks off on June 3, introducing a new group of Islanders looking for love in the villa and taking a shot at the $100,000 cash prize.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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And now, despite not having a significant air force, Ukraine has succeeded in destroying at least a dozen expensive and hard to replace strategic bombers deep inside Russia.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
13 June 2025
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But advocates argue that paying for college now is also complicated and expensive, and discourages many Americans from going.—
Jon Marcus,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
Noun
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The performance airs one night before the Great White Way's annual awards show.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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His recent credits include Ben Affleck’s Air for Amazon Studios, Surrounded for MGM and festival standouts like Nine Days and The Birth of a Nation, the latter of which won both the grand jury prize and audience award at the Sundance Film Festival.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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While automation and machine learning are reshaping industries, the most valuable skills in today’s job market are innately human.—
William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Dairy farming is the second-most valuable component of Connecticut’s agricultural sector, according to the state’s Department of Agriculture.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Despite his athletic accolades, Jones’ post-retirement years—and even much of his playing career—have been marked by frequent legal trouble.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
9 June 2025
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The 30-year-old was awarded a litany of individual accolades for his performances this season.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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In education, students with secure housing often have better attendance, higher test scores and are less likely to require costly interventions.—
Seth Gellis,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Try to process what is happening to avoid costly mistakes.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
5 June 2025
Noun
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An Architect Among his many honors, Les Paul is one of the very few artists with a permanent, stand-alone exhibit in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The decision about the honor was made by the board of directors of La Biennale, based on the recommendation of the artistic director of the festival, Alberto Barbera, organizers said Monday.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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The wide-ranging punishments for such sinful behavior could include a prohibition on wearing gold and other precious jewelry, as well as large tithes to monastic orders and the poor.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
6 June 2025
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On Thursday, June 5, The Valley couple, 35 and 41 years old, respectively, welcomed their fourth child into the world, announcing the precious news on Instagram.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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“Premium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premium. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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