Thesaurus results for PREMIUMS

premiums

noun

plural of premium

as in awards

something given in recognition of achievement encouraging Girl Scouts to sell more cookies by offering premiums

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Recent Examples of premiums After years in which new houses commanded price premiums — between 2010 and 2019, new homes cost an average of $66,000 more than existing ones — the gap has been dwindling. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 Removing these things could lower your premiums, but leaves you responsible for more. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 If an employer's expenses exceed their premium contributions, then premiums will go up the next year. — Bo Evans, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 The Wall Street Journal and the Athletic reported Walter used billions of dollars of those insurance premiums to buy sports teams. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 According to Game Point’s website, premiums can be offered at various trigger points, such as losing nine games. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Sometimes paying slightly higher Medicare premiums makes financial sense. — Miranda Marquit, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026

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The Toronto International Film Festival is in full swing as Hollywood brings its awards-ready finest as well as populist fare to the Great White North.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2026
Don’t expect Terran R to win awards right away … NASA still wants to see a new rocket like Terran R, which has yet to make its debut, demonstrate success in flight.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

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Guests can also scratch a bodega-style lottery ticket for a chance to win free CookUnity meals for a year and additional prizes including special dining experiences at participating chefs’ restaurants.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
The top prizes in questions weren’t from the Mega Millions or Jackpot Triple Play games, which will be $244 million and $425,000, respectively, on Friday.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

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His father, Brock Johnston, earned all-state honors at Burleson, kicked at the University of Houston and now serves as one of Carver’s mentors.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026
By my count, 14 different pitchers have started games for the Braves this season; nine of them have done the honors at least five times.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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