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
Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 6 May 2026
The indictment notes that gang members were provided preferential treatment such as relaxed visitation policies and the use of Sony PlayStations, big screen TVs and cellphones, but investigators had not connected the privileges to González-Colón or her campaign.
—Raquel Rutledge, ProPublica, 5 May 2026
On Saturday Night Live, FBI Director Kash Patel attempted to put to rest allegations of workplace incompetence and abuse of privileges—only to cause more skepticism about his behavior.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2026
Bruce, an airline worker, has hitherto handed off his plus-one flight privileges to Simon, who keenly exploits them to keep filming his globe-trotting doc.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 May 2026
Steyer has proposed taking steps to ban all corporate spending in elections, even revoking the privileges of corporations that give to campaigns.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Other Mansion privileges include a private betting parlor, a free-flowing cocktail bar where New York mixologists line up classic mint juleps (over 125,000 are served during the weekend), and a library for confidential high-stake discussions.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2026
Disney had, for decades, enjoyed special privileges with its Walt Disney World propertyWalt Disney World property.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Her driving privileges were reinstated in July 2025, per ABC15.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 27 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
Her mom pays her for her work in cash, privileges and Ugg boots.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 6 May 2026
The indictment notes that gang members were provided preferential treatment such as relaxed visitation policies and the use of Sony PlayStations, big screen TVs and cellphones, but investigators had not connected the privileges to González-Colón or her campaign.
—Raquel Rutledge, ProPublica, 5 May 2026
On Saturday Night Live, FBI Director Kash Patel attempted to put to rest allegations of workplace incompetence and abuse of privileges—only to cause more skepticism about his behavior.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2026
Bruce, an airline worker, has hitherto handed off his plus-one flight privileges to Simon, who keenly exploits them to keep filming his globe-trotting doc.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 May 2026
Steyer has proposed taking steps to ban all corporate spending in elections, even revoking the privileges of corporations that give to campaigns.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Other Mansion privileges include a private betting parlor, a free-flowing cocktail bar where New York mixologists line up classic mint juleps (over 125,000 are served during the weekend), and a library for confidential high-stake discussions.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2026
Disney had, for decades, enjoyed special privileges with its Walt Disney World propertyWalt Disney World property.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Her driving privileges were reinstated in July 2025, per ABC15.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 27 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
Noun
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One of the world’s highest dining honors has been awarded to six fine dining restaurants in North Carolina — including one in Charlotte.—
Drew Jackson,
Charlotte Observer,
13 May 2026
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Names, degrees and honors appear below as provided by the respective schools.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 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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Under the Gold Card, the $1 million automatically qualifies an applicant as having a special or extraordinary ability.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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Under the act, changes were made to work requirements, who qualifies and what food can be purchased through the program.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
Verb
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But that law only authorizes tariffs in response to large and persistent balance-of-payments deficits.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
7 May 2026
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Only when Congress authorizes it—and only when American lives face imminent danger, or our core national values are under existential threat.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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“Privileges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privileges. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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