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
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
On Tuesday, Verducci told this news organization that although the removal process is complete, ongoing litigation related to it means attorney-client privilege is still being maintained.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 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
Employees with administrative privileges were often tricked into authorizing malicious apps, while default permission settings allowed those apps to operate undetected.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
On Tuesday, Verducci told this news organization that although the removal process is complete, ongoing litigation related to it means attorney-client privilege is still being maintained.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 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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She would be recognized by her peers with honors from the National Radio Hall of Fame, the Hollywood Walk of Fame and more.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
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At the top of 2025, aespa earned group of the year honors at Billboard Women in Music, marking the second year in a row that a K-pop group took home that award.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
16 Oct. 2025
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Officially entitled Bachelor Mansion Takeover, Jesse Palmer returns to host the show that will enlist the former Bachelorette star and contestant to judge makeovers conducted by none other than fellow franchise alumni.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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Jones's supporters argue that he is constitutionally entitled to express outlandish opinions and should not face financial ruin for his speech.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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You are not legally authorized to possess any native wild birds or mammals.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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The grand jury ultimately voted to indict Comey on two of three charges sought by Halligan related to Comey's 2020 congressional testimony regarding the FBI's Russia probe and whether Comey authorized leaks of anonymous information to the media.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
20 Oct. 2025
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For England, Kane scored his 75th and 76th international goals against Latvia on Tuesday as Thomas Tuchel’s side became the first team in Europe to qualify for next summer’s World Cup.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Duffy significantly restricted who can qualify for those licenses last month.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Beyond medical uses The team also equipped the robot with a tiny camera, enabling it to inspect hard-to-reach spots inside the jet engine model.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Many of them had easy access to government offices that enabled them to obtain genuine Syrian passports with fake names, according to former employees and regime figures.—
Danny Makki,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Privilege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privilege. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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