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
PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
If convicted for the deaths of Michaud and Snyder, each charge carries a possible $100,000 fine, 40 years in prison and the loss of her driving privileges for up to five years.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Israel's security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, issued a threat to the convoy earlier in September, saying activists will be held in prisons for terrorists and will be denied special privileges, according to media reports.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Stay at a vacation rental, the Marsh Harbour Inn, or The Inn at Bald Head Island, which includes club privileges.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Standing privileges let support teams respond fast.
—Jagadeesh Kunda, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Sounders staff member Steven Lenhart, who joined the club this season as a mental health advisor, had his credential privileges revoked for the remainder of the 2025 MLS regular season and postseason.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
The convention was advertised as offering an all-in-one ticket covering both entry and concert access, with flexible in-and-out privileges.
—Staff Report, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Both violations can lead to limited driving privileges — or having your license revoked altogether.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
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
Thanks to the flaw, the hackers were able to crack the credentials and gain administrative privileges to accounts on Ascension’s Microsoft Active Directory server, which can be harnessed to manage user accounts and applications over a company’s network.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
If convicted for the deaths of Michaud and Snyder, each charge carries a possible $100,000 fine, 40 years in prison and the loss of her driving privileges for up to five years.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Israel's security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, issued a threat to the convoy earlier in September, saying activists will be held in prisons for terrorists and will be denied special privileges, according to media reports.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Stay at a vacation rental, the Marsh Harbour Inn, or The Inn at Bald Head Island, which includes club privileges.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Standing privileges let support teams respond fast.
—Jagadeesh Kunda, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Sounders staff member Steven Lenhart, who joined the club this season as a mental health advisor, had his credential privileges revoked for the remainder of the 2025 MLS regular season and postseason.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
The convention was advertised as offering an all-in-one ticket covering both entry and concert access, with flexible in-and-out privileges.
—Staff Report, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Both violations can lead to limited driving privileges — or having your license revoked altogether.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 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
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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Mara Brock Akil is set to receive one of the industry’s highest honors at this year’s Hollywood Confidential, where the trailblazing writer and producer will be celebrated with the ICON Award.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
13 Sep. 2025
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Michelle graduated with honors from Florida International University and was a 2025 National Press Foundation Covering Workplace Mental Health fellow and a 2020-2021 Poynter-Koch Media & Journalism fellow.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When an employer terminates, or is found to have terminated, an employee without cause, the contract (outside of the unionized setting) seldom entitles the employee to ger her job back.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
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The department is also planning to reduce regulatory burdens on airlines and ticket agents by writing new rules detailing the definition of a flight cancellation that entitles consumers to ticket refunds, as well as revisit rules on ticket pricing and advertising.—
David Shepardson,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Trump says the nation’s persistent trade deficit and the flow of fentanyl into the United States qualifies as such an emergency.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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However, Brentwood city staff had determined that the project qualifies for a categorical exemption.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
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The emergency proclamation authorizes the Hawaii National Guard to assist civilian authorities and directs all state agencies to cooperate in response efforts.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
6 Sep. 2025
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The agreement authorizes state police to transport immigrants who have been arrested for immigration violations.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Privileges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privileges. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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