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
Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Laporta responded to the crisis by deciding Barcelona could no longer afford Messi, who left for Paris Saint-Germain, and selling off some club assets, including 25% of its Spanish league TV rights for the next 25 years.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
According to court documents obtained by People, both Kidman and Urban agreed to waive all child and spousal support rights.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 15 Mar. 2026
Krishnamoorthi has sought to hew to a moderate position on business issues and concerns while looking to more progressive positions on social issues like gay rights.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Mexico and Native American tribes also have water-use rights and have a say in the management.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
Sean Penn, on the other hand, wasn't necessarily born to play Harvey Milk, the out gay San Francisco politician who was assassinated in 1978 while fighting for equal rights.
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
The Broncos went on a retention binge, signing or tendering 13 of their 17 restricted and unrestricted free agents, as well as all four of their exclusive-rights free agents.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Mandel, who sells media rights to many of the biggest tennis tournaments in the world, praised the company for focusing on storytelling and turning the streaming service into the home for tennis.
—Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
Age-verification laws are a clear violation of the First Amendment rights of Americans, as the district courts in both Mississippi and Ohio have already concluded.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Laporta responded to the crisis by deciding Barcelona could no longer afford Messi, who left for Paris Saint-Germain, and selling off some club assets, including 25% of its Spanish league TV rights for the next 25 years.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
According to court documents obtained by People, both Kidman and Urban agreed to waive all child and spousal support rights.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 15 Mar. 2026
Krishnamoorthi has sought to hew to a moderate position on business issues and concerns while looking to more progressive positions on social issues like gay rights.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Mexico and Native American tribes also have water-use rights and have a say in the management.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
Sean Penn, on the other hand, wasn't necessarily born to play Harvey Milk, the out gay San Francisco politician who was assassinated in 1978 while fighting for equal rights.
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
The Broncos went on a retention binge, signing or tendering 13 of their 17 restricted and unrestricted free agents, as well as all four of their exclusive-rights free agents.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Mandel, who sells media rights to many of the biggest tennis tournaments in the world, praised the company for focusing on storytelling and turning the streaming service into the home for tennis.
—Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rights
Noun
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OpenAI’s Sora introduced greater privileges and granular control to rightsholders in 2025, following a glut of content based on existing IP—from Pikachu to Oppenheimer.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
15 Mar. 2026
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All of this comes as reports that the two will lose a lot of their privileges as the monarchy shrinks in the future.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In Corpus’ lawsuit against the county, San Mateo County Superior Court ruled last year that the county waived its privilege claims over Cordell’s billing records by publicly releasing her report — which contained her findings and impressions of witnesses.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Pakistan also rejected those claims.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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There are so many reasons to be mad; the mostly baseless and endless attacks on higher education, the dismantling of life-saving research, ICE, the subverting of policy that redresses shameful social harms.—
Wendy Nelson Espeland,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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There are so many reasons to be mad; the mostly baseless and endless attacks on higher education, the dismantling of life-saving research, ICE, the subverting of policy that redresses shameful social harms.—
Wendy Nelson Espeland,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Surprise, surprise, JPMorgan Chase and other big banks survived this outrageous assault upon their prerogatives.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2026
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The district judge declined her jurisdictional prerogatives, saying that the case was too serious to be settled in a magistrates’ court and must be heard by a Crown Court, which deals with the most severe criminal offenses.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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By the early 1950s, many clerics had come to see the Pahlavi monarchy, for all its secular pretensions, as a manageable partner.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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The war with Ukraine has revealed the yawning gap between Russia’s pretensions and its capabilities.—
George F. Will,
Washington Post,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Defringe option in Affinity improves matters, but the software doesn't have an eyedropper to hone in on the offending shade of magenta.—
Michael Muchmore,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
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But there isn’t evidence that adding B12 directly to tirzepatide injection is safe or improves weight loss outcomes.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Nothing betters the gift of time.—
Brie Stimson , Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This bundle remedies the common storage complaint by including a USB hub along with a 512GB SD card, giving you way more room for files than any other machine in this rundown.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
12 Mar. 2026
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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,
29 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Rights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rights. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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