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
Vicente Pava,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Justices Thomas and Jackson focused in part on the court’s notorious 1857 decision called Dred Scott, which ruled a slave couldn’t be a citizen or claim the resultant rights and privileges.
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Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
The EverBank Performance℠ Money Market account, for example, comes with check-writing privileges and an ATM/debit card.
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Dan Avery,elizabeth Gravier,
CNBC,
30 June 2026
Being a World Cup host nation comes with certain privileges, and home-field advantage is certainly the most important of them.
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Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
The ability to pursue scientific discovery, develop new surgical techniques and work alongside brilliant colleagues to save and improve lives is one of the greatest privileges imaginable.
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Ben Carson,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2026
According to details of the lawsuit settlement shared by Nelson in an Instagram video, Dakar has allegedly lost rights and privileges as an esthetician and establishment in the state of California.
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Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
With data often scattered in different silos throughout an organization, and with all that data governed by different access privileges and by varying privacy and security considerations, things can get complicate fast.
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Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
That was ended by a ruling from the High Court of Justice last year, which ruled unanimously that ultra-Orthodox men cannot be granted these privileges.
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Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
23 June 2026
Richard Mille Contributor,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Jenkin privileges atmosphere through the collection of minute, sometimes abstract details.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
Today’s structure typically privileges wealthier and long-term homeowners over new owners and renters.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
The vulnerability is a local privilege escalation, meaning it can be chained to a separate vulnerability to give users or processes with low-level privileges the ability to defeat OS protections and gain full SYSTEM rights needed to install malware.
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Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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.
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Li Qi,
Artforum,
6 Mar. 2026
The Amish belief system privileges the notion that when individuals highly esteem certain innovations, religious purity may erode.
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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.
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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.
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JSTOR Daily,
14 Nov. 2025
Noun
An ultra-secure cloud environment is useless if the identity management policy is lax or if access privileges are not reviewed on a strict need-to-know basis.
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Vicente Pava,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Justices Thomas and Jackson focused in part on the court’s notorious 1857 decision called Dred Scott, which ruled a slave couldn’t be a citizen or claim the resultant rights and privileges.
—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
The EverBank Performance℠ Money Market account, for example, comes with check-writing privileges and an ATM/debit card.
—
Dan Avery,elizabeth Gravier,
CNBC,
30 June 2026
Being a World Cup host nation comes with certain privileges, and home-field advantage is certainly the most important of them.
—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
The ability to pursue scientific discovery, develop new surgical techniques and work alongside brilliant colleagues to save and improve lives is one of the greatest privileges imaginable.
—
Ben Carson,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2026
According to details of the lawsuit settlement shared by Nelson in an Instagram video, Dakar has allegedly lost rights and privileges as an esthetician and establishment in the state of California.
—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
With data often scattered in different silos throughout an organization, and with all that data governed by different access privileges and by varying privacy and security considerations, things can get complicate fast.
—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
That was ended by a ruling from the High Court of Justice last year, which ruled unanimously that ultra-Orthodox men cannot be granted these privileges.
—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
23 June 2026
Verb
Conceived as an exercise in radical reduction, the movement reflects a design philosophy that privileges essential structure over accumulation.
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Richard Mille Contributor,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Jenkin privileges atmosphere through the collection of minute, sometimes abstract details.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
Today’s structure typically privileges wealthier and long-term homeowners over new owners and renters.
—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
The vulnerability is a local privilege escalation, meaning it can be chained to a separate vulnerability to give users or processes with low-level privileges the ability to defeat OS protections and gain full SYSTEM rights needed to install malware.
—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for privileges
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Having earned top honors in Stakes company in four consecutive years, Hit Show has been a warrior.
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In fact, Cleveland Browns linebacker Carson Schwesinger not only wore the green dot in 2025 but was eventually rewarded with Defensive Rookie of the Year honors for his efforts.
Verb
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The lesson of Taylor is not that holding a powerful office entitles someone to go unchallenged.
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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.
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Work-permit levels for TPS were set in 1990 and the complex method for determining whether someone qualifies for asylum was codified in 1996.
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At issue in the lawsuit is who qualifies under that exemption.
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That gambit, however, could doom the defense bill, which authorizes key national security programs.
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The contract also authorizes Brooks Pierce to retain Fitzpatrick Communications to provide public relations counsel in connection with the investigation.
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“Privileges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privileges. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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