1
as in privileges
something to which one has a just claim
everyone has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
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2
as in claims
an entitlement to something
what right do you have to tell us what to do?
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Recent Examples of rights
Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Labor rights were deeply understood as religious issues, rooted in Christian concerns for justice and care.
—The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Democratic sources say that the three senators’ decision not to codify collective bargaining rights in writing largely recognized the reality that the college sports market has increasingly come to embrace the concept—if not, the coinage—on its own.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Sony acquired the rights to adapt Clue last year.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
In 2023, the 29-year-old spoke out on transgender rights.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Zohran Mamdani is likely to be the next mayor of New York City in large part because of his support for Palestinian rights, while governments across Europe have accelerated support for a Palestinian state.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Versant also holds numerous golf rights through the Golf Channel, in addition to rights across Premier League soccer, WWE, NASCAR, Atlantic 10 college basketball coverage and the Olympics.
—Jessica Golden, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Currently, all conferences negotiate their own media rights deals.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
Those included a successful 2023 case brought by a Colorado web designer who said having to create websites for same-sex weddings would violate her free speech rights.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Labor rights were deeply understood as religious issues, rooted in Christian concerns for justice and care.
—The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Democratic sources say that the three senators’ decision not to codify collective bargaining rights in writing largely recognized the reality that the college sports market has increasingly come to embrace the concept—if not, the coinage—on its own.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Sony acquired the rights to adapt Clue last year.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
In 2023, the 29-year-old spoke out on transgender rights.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Zohran Mamdani is likely to be the next mayor of New York City in large part because of his support for Palestinian rights, while governments across Europe have accelerated support for a Palestinian state.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Versant also holds numerous golf rights through the Golf Channel, in addition to rights across Premier League soccer, WWE, NASCAR, Atlantic 10 college basketball coverage and the Olympics.
—Jessica Golden, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Currently, all conferences negotiate their own media rights deals.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rights
Noun
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Serving as President of the Directors Guild of America has been one of the greatest privileges of my professional life.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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Pike settled her lawsuit in 2024 and gained more privileges, ending her de facto solitary confinement.—
Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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The plan also contradicts the Prime Minister’s frequent claims that the Palestinian Authority will have no role in a postwar Gaza.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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The judge also questioned the authenticity of Combs’ claims of reform, pointing to his assault of Jane in June 2024.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Not all Republicans agreed, but their bleats of complaint hardly suggested a Congress that had finally found the moment to reassert its institutional prerogatives.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Irvine Company dealt underperforming assets and exercised their own strategic prerogatives.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Region tournaments took place earlier this week, during which several Nashville area teams and individuals earned the right to defend their titles from a season ago.—
Jacob Shames,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025
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Univision, the Spanish-language media giant, acquired The Root in 2015 and assembled a portfolio of online brands — only to scrap that strategy and sell the titles to Great Hill Partners, a private equity firm, in 2019.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Survivors may look thin and suffer from lameness until their condition improves.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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Regenerative viticulture is resonating as the agricultural model most suited for the current climate, a model that actively improves soil health and ecosystem resilience.—
Miguel A. Torres,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Stay prepared for those just-in-case scenarios by stocking everything from itch creams and allergy meds to cold and headache remedies.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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And while vitamin C is essential for immune function, the evidence is mixed on whether taking Emergen-C shortens the length and severity of colds.—
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira,
Flow Space,
30 Sep. 2025
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Our approach reduces waste, shortens lead times and removes the need for large inventory positions, while also supporting sustainable, customizable production closer to the consumer.—
Lauren Parker,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Swift rewrites the forsaken lover's fate through her own lens.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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However, Microsoft 365 uses a technique called the Sender Rewriting Scheme (SRS), which rewrites the return path so that the message still passes SPF checks.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Rights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rights. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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