as in honor
something granted as a special favor
the town's oldest resident will have the privilege of leading the parade kicking off the Heritage Celebration
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as in to entitle
to give a right to
only professionals who meet the education and experience requirements set by law are privileged to use the title "interior designer" in Oklahoma
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Recent Examples of privilege
Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
That romance exposes the fault lines between their conflicting cultures, with Maya — a young, liberal Westerner whose freewheeling lifestyle is propped up by her unexamined privilege — coming face to face with a woman for whom even love is an act of resistance.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Ellsberg appears to be saying that wisdom is the ability to privilege ultimate ends over more immediate goals, or perhaps a capacity to attend to real-world consequences when faced with abstract models.
—Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Noun
More recently, Jolie has claimed attorney-client privilege in refusing to provide contested documents, which her ex-husband’s side claims is improper withholding of information relevant to her sale.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
That romance exposes the fault lines between their conflicting cultures, with Maya — a young, liberal Westerner whose freewheeling lifestyle is propped up by her unexamined privilege — coming face to face with a woman for whom even love is an act of resistance.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
Is doing least privilege across all your applications a solution?
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Ellsberg appears to be saying that wisdom is the ability to privilege ultimate ends over more immediate goals, or perhaps a capacity to attend to real-world consequences when faced with abstract models.
—Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for privilege
Noun
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His award came with a glass plaque detailing the honor and a $1,000 cash prize.—
Grant Lancaster,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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Over the course of Lamborghini’s 60-plus years as a going concern, there have been just six models that (not counting the array of limited-run cars the company has become known for selling to the ultra-wealthy in the 21st Century) held the honor of serving as those company-defining icons.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, Barcelona’s position is that they are entitled to look after their players, and treating them with procedures that can only help his recovery is a part of that.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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Its political class is smug, self-entitled, and has proved inept at improving the quality of the lives of Nigerians.—
Kingsley Moghalu,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Under the new terms of the license, Chevron was authorized to pay fees and royalties to Venezuela in oil but not in cash, effectively reducing Chevron’s crude exports from the country by half, according to Reuters.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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This measure would authorize the city to issue $4,100,000 in bonds to pay off debt from bonds issued in 2018 and 2023.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Six Central and North American teams scratched, leaving Cuba to qualify.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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This tax incentive enables businesses to immediately deduct 100% of the cost of qualifying assets, such as machinery and vehicles, rather than spreading the deduction over several years.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Rather than rob the story of its teeth, this enabled me to explore the pain, loneliness and personal demons of my characters with sympathy rather than stinging bite.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement On the Democratic side, Virginia’s legislature has begun the complicated process of working to amend the state constitution to enable redistricting.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Privilege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privilege. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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