as in honors
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 entitles
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 privileges
Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
Certain cardholders were given early access—membership really does have its privileges—but the rest of the roughly 140 seats were offered first-come, first-served on social media.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2026
Washington has publicly expressed the concern that Beijing has been secretly granted exclusive privileges to use the base, though Cambodian officials have repeatedly denied the accusations.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
One of the great privileges of my life.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Bush reiterated that the country’s 250th year offers a chance to reflect on the privileges of being an American and unite around common values.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2026
One of the privileges of owning Wambolts is getting to watch what happens when people slow down and settle into that rhythm.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
The complete lack of descriptive wall labels for individual objects, still a matter of debate among the curators, according to Govan, privileges looking.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Historically, Cubans have enjoyed immigration privileges other nationalities have not had, including a fast track path to green card and citizenship through the Cuban Adjustment Act.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
The Amish belief system privileges the notion that when individuals highly esteem certain innovations, religious purity may erode.
—Cory Anderson, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026
In the entryway, a portrait of the client’s grandmother hangs above a centuries-old butcher-block table, setting a tone that privileges memory alongside materiality.
—Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 27 Feb. 2026
Valentine reframes common myths about safety in public space through the experiences of women in a society that privileges personal responsibility over collective care.
—JSTOR Daily, 14 Nov. 2025
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
But behind the world’s fastest-growing businesses is a quieter form of leadership—one that privileges operations over oration, systems over showmanship, and execution over ego.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
One of the greatest privileges of being in the book business, according to Fitzgerald, is still introducing fellow readers to new material—and the staff picks are as diverse as the bookstore’s clientele.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
Certain cardholders were given early access—membership really does have its privileges—but the rest of the roughly 140 seats were offered first-come, first-served on social media.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2026
Washington has publicly expressed the concern that Beijing has been secretly granted exclusive privileges to use the base, though Cambodian officials have repeatedly denied the accusations.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
One of the great privileges of my life.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Bush reiterated that the country’s 250th year offers a chance to reflect on the privileges of being an American and unite around common values.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2026
One of the privileges of owning Wambolts is getting to watch what happens when people slow down and settle into that rhythm.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
The complete lack of descriptive wall labels for individual objects, still a matter of debate among the curators, according to Govan, privileges looking.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Historically, Cubans have enjoyed immigration privileges other nationalities have not had, including a fast track path to green card and citizenship through the Cuban Adjustment Act.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
Rodin’s watercolored drawings—more than 150 of them—translate Khmer dance into line and velocity by catching the dancers’ limbs midair, aligning them with a modern sculptural tradition that privileges movement as form.
—Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
The Amish belief system privileges the notion that when individuals highly esteem certain innovations, religious purity may erode.
—Cory Anderson, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026
In the entryway, a portrait of the client’s grandmother hangs above a centuries-old butcher-block table, setting a tone that privileges memory alongside materiality.
—Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 27 Feb. 2026
Valentine reframes common myths about safety in public space through the experiences of women in a society that privileges personal responsibility over collective care.
—JSTOR Daily, 14 Nov. 2025
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
But behind the world’s fastest-growing businesses is a quieter form of leadership—one that privileges operations over oration, systems over showmanship, and execution over ego.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for privileges
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Last year, the Johnson County Park and Recreation District won top honors in its class, for communities with populations more than 400,000 residents.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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As a senior, the new-and-improved Maloney earned first-team All-Dade honors, leading the 2015 Explorers to a 13-2 record and the Class 8A state semifinals.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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At the time, according to the New York Times, Sotheby’s was selling the work without a guarantee, an agreement that entitles the seller to a sum whether or not the work finds a buyer.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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In its recent decision, the court has sided with a Colorado Christian therapist who argued that her right to free speech entitles her to counsel adolescents toward heterosexuality.—
Donna Lamb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Sixers’ Nick Nurse is widely believed to be under pressure too, meaning Sunday’s loss to Boston, which put them in a 3-1 hole, qualifies as a step in the wrong direction.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Most of the experts STAT consulted believe the virus either now qualifies as, or is on its way to becoming, just another one of the viruses that make people sick with cold or flu-like symptoms — with some caveats.—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, a group dedicated to hunters and fisherman, helped develop and pass the Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act, which authorizes an annual $70 million investment through 2028 to fund research aimed at curbing the spread of the disease.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Lawmakers followed with another step forward, passing House Bill 115, which authorizes automatic voter registration as part of the reentry process.—
Nicole D. Porter,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Privileges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privileges. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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