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sawbucks

noun

plural of sawbuck, slang
as in dollars

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sawbucks
  1. dollars
  2. bucks
  3. ones
  4. hundreds
  5. tens
  6. fives
  7. cash
  8. fins
Noun
  • The term, once confined to technical science papers, has gripped Silicon Valley, steered trillions of dollars in investment and fanned fears of human displacement, or worse.
    — George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Schools are directly compensating athletes under the post-House settlement model, third-party NIL remains an important source of income, and athletes routinely make career decisions involving millions of dollars.
    — Chris Corr, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of dollars
Noun
  • Fiji’s growing epidemic bucks the trend globally, where enormous progress has been made against HIV.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Jason is currently earning a few extra bucks wiping down counters and hauling ice at a bar, which is even less glamorous than teaching science to disengaged students.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of bucks
Noun
  • The methodology of Milgram’s experiments as well as similar ones has been recently questioned and the numbers disputed.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The case is being forwarded to the district attorney's office, which will decide whether to file the charges in court or pursue different ones.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of ones
Noun
  • Chinese researchers have outlined a future tank that could generate its own power and strike targets hundreds of miles away.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The 2,000-pound bombs have been employed by Israel on hundreds of occasions in Gaza and Lebanon, playing a significant role in the death toll of those conflicts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of hundreds
Noun
  • Between the Buried and Me will perform for tens of thousands of fans on the same stage as Mastodon and Gojira at one of the country’s largest rock and metal festivals.
    — Courtney Devores, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Now, without his muse by his side, Messi may decide soccer is no longer enjoyable and simply walk away, leaving tens of millions of dollars on the table after having already made more than $1 billion from the game.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of tens
Noun
  • LaPour was the preseason Big 12 Pitcher of the Year and got his season off to a strong start against Vanderbilt, giving up two runs off fives hits in five innings of work with five strikeouts.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of fives
Noun
  • At that point, the cost and structure of risk transfer may warrant the same financial analysis leadership applies to debt, capital expenditures and other major cash uses.
    — Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Step Back The crypto industry is waiting on the vote to deploy tens of millions of dollars in campaign cash.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of cash
Noun
  • Our fish farm worked beautifully right up until the NewCoral molted, growing fins and fangs and one rocky fin, terrorizing the coastline and hunting the NewFish almost to NewExtinction.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The sharks are another story — their flesh is not well regarded and is often given away, while its fins are considered poor quality for the global shark fin trade.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Definition of fins
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“Sawbucks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sawbucks. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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