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
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Ascher will be allowed work release privileges after the first eight months in jail, according to online court records.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Is doing least privilege across all your applications a solution?
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Through the reporter’s privilege under the First Amendment, journalists have broad protections to avoid having to testify.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Ascher will be allowed work release privileges after the first eight months in jail, according to online court records.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
At the same time, the Brotherhood discourages any worldly attachment that privileges one person over another person, or over God.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Is doing least privilege across all your applications a solution?
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for privilege
Noun
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Nonetheless, commonplace platitudes about honor and bravery take precedence over the feminist undertones Wyatt may aspire to.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, state lawmakers in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Illinois moved to establish state holidays in Kirk’s honor, while proposals in Arizona and Florida would rename highways after him.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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Obviously you will be entitled to a full refund.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Tenants rejected on the basis of their immigration status could be entitled to punitive damages, Vincent said.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Trump has authorized the use of the National Guard there as part of a similar crackdown, along with other federal agents who are all expected to start arriving as early as this week.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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Before his death in 2023, Seidler had an especially close relationship with Preller and authorized previously unimaginable commitments for a smallish-market franchise.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Requirements differ between states, with some requiring a one-week waiting period before someone qualifies for payments, the OPM said.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The boundaries change bus eligibility within the district’s neighborhoods, meaning some students that didn’t qualify for district public transportation may now, according to the district.—
Sofi Zeman
October 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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Promotion enabled Villa to access greater funds in the top flight, backed by owners Nassef Sawiris and Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Wes Edens, who took full control the year Villa won promotion.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The maps of those three little museums have been superimposed on each other, enabling visitors to enter the three ghost spaces simultaneously, crossing layer after layer of cultural history, with the various walls and plans collapsing into one another.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Privilege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privilege. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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