privileges 1 of 2

plural of privilege
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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privileges

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verb

present tense third-person singular of privilege

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Recent Examples of privileges
Noun
This is important to me, because as much as these tech companies claim to be upending everything with AI and claiming extraordinarily special privileges as a result, there is still legal gravity constraining them. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026 Maybe someone with the right privileges could perform a factory reset or another destructive action, for example. — David Bennett, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Another possibility is to find out if your IRA offers check-writing privileges. — Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 If a member is found to be out of step with covenants, church leaders can revoke certain privileges and can even move to excommunicate the member. — Saige Miller, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026 For Muse to access Apple Messages, a user must manually give it two privileges. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026 For many Aftershock attendees, there are no in-and-out privileges. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Four former inmates from the same unit spoke with the national outlet revealing Combs gets certain privileges that others don’t. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 Lawmakers, anti-corruption activists and watchdog groups have urged authorities to identify which prisoners occupied the facilities and whether prison officials accepted payments in exchange for the privileges. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
While the Blue Demon induces perceptual disorientation, the Rooster privileges visual attention and the architectural discipline of gaze. — Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026 That privileges independent voters for whom name recognition might matter more than ideology. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026 Beijing, in other words, is pioneering a kind of statecraft that privileges quiet, subnational capture over big, flashy projects. — Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026 If the Dodgers hadn’t brilliantly exploited an MLB economic system that privileges big-market teams, the Padres wouldn’t be so beholden to the wild-card option year after year. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 Conceived as an exercise in radical reduction, the movement reflects a design philosophy that privileges essential structure over accumulation. — Richard Mille Contributor, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 Jenkin privileges atmosphere through the collection of minute, sometimes abstract details. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for privileges
Noun
  • Among his official honors, he was named an officer of the French Order of Merit for his services to fashion by French President Emmanuel Macron last year.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Just a week after earning C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week honors by converting all five field-goal attempts, kicker Robert Czeremcha missed twice, including a potential game-tying kick at the end of regulation.
    — Alejandro Hernandez, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The school board voted Tuesday to terminate Hill for convenience, a contractual designation that entitles her to severance.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Gillibrand is the senior Democrat on the committee, which entitles her to lead one hearing per year on a topic of her choice.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The measure does not, however, leave any great mystery about how a project qualifies for the new permitting route.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Whether one or both of Becerra’s parents qualifies as an immigrant might seem like minutiae to most voters, but Hilton’s accusation has thumped on the nerves on both the left and right — including my own, as the daughter of a South Asian immigrant.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Its defining feature is a flight system designed to manage the transition from takeoff to cruise after an operator authorizes launch.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The declaration, announced Saturday afternoon, authorizes FEMA to coordinate all federal disaster relief.
    — AJC.com, AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026

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“Privileges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privileges. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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