as in authorizing
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 privileging
But there is no way to prize the first without privileging the second, too.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
Rather than privileging official statements on events, tabloids tend to privilege comments from ordinary people.
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Shepherd Mpofu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
The plainspoken lyrics align with a broader embrace of sincerity, privileging emotional directness over irony.
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Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
14 Apr. 2026
The concentration of engagement around emotionally salient events, followed by rapid decline, is consistent with platforms privileging high-intensity content while limiting the durability of evidence and deliberation, especially in contexts marked by repression and uneven digital access.
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Arnaud Kurze,
The Conversation,
9 Mar. 2026
The history of how bus companies diverted ridership from streetcars has left its mark on our cities by privileging buses and cars over far more efficient ways to move people at scale.
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Jonathan Cohn,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
On the oil front, companies should be granted equal rights to invest, rather than privileging business figures linked to the regime, as recent hydrocarbon law changes appear to do.
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Juan Pablo Spinetto,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
Faith leaders opposing the bill argued that the bill could risk privileging certain religious or ideological viewpoints over others.
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Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
Restoring coherence and professionalism to the country’s relationship management is therefore essential, as is privileging long-term national interests over short-term ideological concerns.
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Ekrem Imamoglu,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Dec. 2025
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
Rather than privileging official statements on events, tabloids tend to privilege comments from ordinary people.
—
Shepherd Mpofu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
The plainspoken lyrics align with a broader embrace of sincerity, privileging emotional directness over irony.
—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
14 Apr. 2026
The concentration of engagement around emotionally salient events, followed by rapid decline, is consistent with platforms privileging high-intensity content while limiting the durability of evidence and deliberation, especially in contexts marked by repression and uneven digital access.
—
Arnaud Kurze,
The Conversation,
9 Mar. 2026
The history of how bus companies diverted ridership from streetcars has left its mark on our cities by privileging buses and cars over far more efficient ways to move people at scale.
—
Jonathan Cohn,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
On the oil front, companies should be granted equal rights to invest, rather than privileging business figures linked to the regime, as recent hydrocarbon law changes appear to do.
—
Juan Pablo Spinetto,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
Faith leaders opposing the bill argued that the bill could risk privileging certain religious or ideological viewpoints over others.
—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
Restoring coherence and professionalism to the country’s relationship management is therefore essential, as is privileging long-term national interests over short-term ideological concerns.
—
Ekrem Imamoglu,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for privileging
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However, because agentic systems can execute actions independently, an error can become a severe operational failure, such as authorizing fraudulent transactions or deleting mission-critical databases.
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Rather than authorizing private helipads citywide, the amendment would apply only to the industrial zoning district on Terminal Island, where Griffin’s marina is under construction.
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The ruling gave hijras official status as a minority community, entitling them to various forms of government assistance.
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The superintendent, general counsel and chief auditor qualify for the supplements due to provisions in their contracts entitling them to the same increases as other administrative staff, officials said.
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Hamilton coped best with adapting his driving style around Formula 1's new reliance on battery power to take pole position in qualifying for Saturday's sprint race.
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During this period, qualifying borrowers leaned heavily on the assurances of public officials, and coverage of those statements in the press, in order to assess what might happen to their tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debt.
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The observatory was named for fast-flying swift birds due to its ability to pivot rapidly to look at cosmic events and afterglows, enabling the study of comets, gravitational waves and black holes over long periods of time.
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The system provides high-performance 3D perception while maintaining low power consumption, enabling robots to detect and interact with complex environments more accurately.
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“Privileging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privileging. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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