propines

Definition of propinesnext
plural of propine, Scottish

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Noun
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Noun
  • And the government’s insistence that Iranians must make sacrifices for distant causes breeds resentment rather than unity.
    Kamran Talattof, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
  • These firefighters gave their lives years after answering the call, yet their sacrifices were no less profound.
    Victor Stagnaro, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Through food rewards and gradual trust-building, the birds learn to travel in a crate and to sit on a perch and a glove during a program.
    Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2026
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Noun
  • The three position players who netted seven-figure bonuses are no longer in the organization, while Lizarraga’s development has stalled in the upper levels.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Smaller designers that are owed money by Saks Global are already cutting bonuses for their employees, laying off workers or, in the extreme, preparing to file for bankruptcy themselves, according to sources.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The organizers pledged to continue the campaign throughout awards season to ensure the public knows the names of Good and others killed by ICE agents in shootings.
    WCCO Staff, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The Golden Globes was the second awards ceremony this season to pay tribute to Reiner.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Restaurants pay tipped workers a base wage that, when combined with gratuities, must meet or exceed the full minimum wage.
    Andrew Rigie, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The 12-day trip starts at $12,769 per person, which includes two nights of hotel accommodation in each city, excursions, meals, and all gratuities.
    Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • With both courtesies and catastrophes refusing to conform, the canton’s school board, publishers, and clergy were forced to produce multiple editions of primers, textbooks, and catechisms; sometimes five parallel print runs were needed for a population the size of a town.
    Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Leonora measures out her days in courtesies and slights, the former dominating the beginning of the book, the latter rapidly gaining ground.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For prizes of $50,000 or more, you are required to claim in person at the Hoosier Lottery headquarters in Indianapolis.
    Chris Sims, IndyStar, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Their popularity isn’t from winning expensive prizes, or because competitions pay big.
    Anna Rahmanan, thehustle.co, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Propines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propines. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.

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