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
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Additionally, AAdvantage elite status members will lose their seat selection and upgrade privileges on Basic Economy fares.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
Ownership has its privileges, and apparently so does being the son of the owner.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Solway advised others to make sure more than one person has power-of-attorney privileges.
—Carol Thompson, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Following his arrest, Maui Health said his medical staff privileges at Maui Memorial Medical Center have been suspended pending investigation.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Over the weekend the Writers Guild reached a tentative agreement with the studios that looks likely to maintain full consent privileges for writers, which means AI will likely not make it into the scripts of many but far from all Emmys contenders.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
The result is that attackers already had the pairing privileges required to gain administrative control with no credentials required.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
Blanche said the remaining records name women who accused Epstein of abuse, could hurt potential prosecutions or are protected under legal privileges.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 2 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
Membership has its privileges, as Ogilvy’s memorable ad slogan for American Express went, and those privileges are of the monied variety.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Additionally, AAdvantage elite status members will lose their seat selection and upgrade privileges on Basic Economy fares.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
Ownership has its privileges, and apparently so does being the son of the owner.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Solway advised others to make sure more than one person has power-of-attorney privileges.
—Carol Thompson, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Following his arrest, Maui Health said his medical staff privileges at Maui Memorial Medical Center have been suspended pending investigation.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Over the weekend the Writers Guild reached a tentative agreement with the studios that looks likely to maintain full consent privileges for writers, which means AI will likely not make it into the scripts of many but far from all Emmys contenders.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
The result is that attackers already had the pairing privileges required to gain administrative control with no credentials required.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
Blanche said the remaining records name women who accused Epstein of abuse, could hurt potential prosecutions or are protected under legal privileges.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 2 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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And there's something special about seeing the victim's family in the room when honors are bestowed.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Kuruc earned all-state honors last season as a sophomore, scoring 24 goals and setting a program record with 26 assists.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
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And a fight between Morris and the church over whether an employment agreement entitles him and his wife to between $600,000 and $800,000 annually is playing out in state court in Tarrant County as well as in Christian arbitration before the Ambassadors of Reconciliation.—
Michelle Casady,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The team has to prove to the Missouri Department of Economic Development that its stadium plan qualifies for the incentives program.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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If the initiative qualifies and passes, and the homeowners’ lawsuit is successful, the city’s budget deficit would climb by millions of dollars.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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In addition to state funds from Missouri’s incentives package, Kansas City’s ordinance authorizes Vasquez to apply for up to $50 million in state tax credits from the Missouri Development Finance Board.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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Even if the victims can somehow obtain a lawyer, there is no federal statute that authorizes suits against federal officers who violate the Constitution.—
Erwin Chemerinsky,
Twin Cities,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Privileges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privileges. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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