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
Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Pike settled her lawsuit in 2024 and gained more privileges, ending her de facto solitary confinement.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
If the past offers any guide, however, Havana will instead continue to rely on its formidable security apparatus to repress is citizens, while privatizing in ways that do not threaten the power and privileges of the elite.
—Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 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
This makes county fairs almost like quasi-governmental organizations, said Ahlers of the Anoka County Fair, even though some of the privileges aren’t exactly practicable.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Hosting privileges rotate each time, with Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York, the arena for the 45th edition of the tournament after Rome’s Marco Simone Golf Club staged the 2023 contest.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
The vulnerability can be exploited by low-privileged users to create a denial-of-service attack or by higher-privileged users to execute code that runs with unfettered root privileges.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Since coming to Boone to play for College Football Hall of Famer Jerry Moore, getting to App State had been one of the greatest privileges of his life.
—Ethan Joyce, Charlotte Observer, 23 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
Serving as President of the Directors Guild of America has been one of the greatest privileges of my professional life.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Pike settled her lawsuit in 2024 and gained more privileges, ending her de facto solitary confinement.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
If the past offers any guide, however, Havana will instead continue to rely on its formidable security apparatus to repress is citizens, while privatizing in ways that do not threaten the power and privileges of the elite.
—Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 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
This makes county fairs almost like quasi-governmental organizations, said Ahlers of the Anoka County Fair, even though some of the privileges aren’t exactly practicable.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Hosting privileges rotate each time, with Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York, the arena for the 45th edition of the tournament after Rome’s Marco Simone Golf Club staged the 2023 contest.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
The vulnerability can be exploited by low-privileged users to create a denial-of-service attack or by higher-privileged users to execute code that runs with unfettered root privileges.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Since coming to Boone to play for College Football Hall of Famer Jerry Moore, getting to App State had been one of the greatest privileges of his life.
—Ethan Joyce, Charlotte Observer, 23 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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His father, Gary McKinley, earned all-America honors at Dayton University, playing defensive back for a Flyers team that went 11-0 in 1996.—
Steve Lyttle,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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Pinnick will start at Cal Poly after earning Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For classical concerts, the purchase of an adult ticket entitles patrons to a complementary ticket for a guest under 18.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The country’s pension plan entitles them to reap a maximum of 50% of their annual average earnings, according to the Centre of European and International Liaisons for Social Security (Cleiss).—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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The designation qualifies the site for a special use permit that would allow the plans to deviate from the land-use and density requirements of the La Jolla Planned District Ordinance, subject to further project review by the HRB.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Colorado has a narrow definition for who qualifies for a civil commitment.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
27 Sep. 2025
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The lawsuit cities a nonbinding advisory opinion Ellison issued in February that said neither state nor federal law authorizes state or local authorities to hold individuals for immigration detainers if they would otherwise be released from custody.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
30 Sep. 2025
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The project is under the authority of the Continuing Authorities program, which authorizes the secretary of the Army to plan, design and implement certain types of water resources projects without additional project-specific congressional authorization.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Sep. 2025
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