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something that you promise to give someone if you cannot pay back a loan
They put up their house as collateral for the loan.
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Recent Examples of collateral
Francesca Walton, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
As Murphy changes his appearance and voice to come across as a white man, the world suddenly opens up to him, with store clerks offering free newspapers and banks doling out the big bucks with no need for proof of collateral.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2025
Prado said volunteers are driving around town to encourage people to learn about their rights amid concerns about possible collateral arrests.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Interest rates are lower than on typical credit cards, but the catch is that your home is your collateral.
—Francesca Walton, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
As Murphy changes his appearance and voice to come across as a white man, the world suddenly opens up to him, with store clerks offering free newspapers and banks doling out the big bucks with no need for proof of collateral.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Elliston admitted Trump’s policies open the door to collateral arrests, where people not specifically sought for their immigration status are detained by ICE.
—Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2025
Prado said volunteers are driving around town to encourage people to learn about their rights amid concerns about possible collateral arrests.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral
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The agreement, which the two sides still have not signed, would give the U.S. access to Ukraine's rare earth deposits and could be of value to U.S. aerospace, electric vehicle and medical manufacturing.—
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7 Mar. 2025
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The deposits into the ECS account included checks from construction firms as well as transfers from the family’s business, JANV.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Later, the New York Post reported, she was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury, a brain bleed, partial paralysis and loss of peripheral vision on her right side.—
Debra J. Saunders,
Orange County Register,
26 Feb. 2025
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Waldock said the helicopter pilots, with their night vision goggles interfering with their peripheral vision, may have wrongly focused on a plane that took off just before the collision.—
Gary Fields,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Earlier this year, Congress passed the Laken Riley Act, requiring mandatory detention for immigrants accused of theft and related crimes – exactly the type of broad enforcement that advocates fear could sweep up child care workers.—
Rachel Cohen,
Vox,
4 Mar. 2025
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Normally the remote operator would handle everything, but since this vehicle wasn’t completely outfitted with all the related technology, an on-board person sat behind the wheel operating the directional signal and gear shift at Nossokoff’s command.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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After the initial 24-hour blackout, The People’s Union has scheduled additional weeklong boycotts of specific companies throughout the year, targeting Amazon, Nestlé, Walmart, General Mills, Target and McDonald’s.—
Angela Yang,
NBC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Support for European productions: The fund will provide audiovisual producers with access to additional sources of funding beyond traditional schemes, helping to retain intellectual property and commercial rights within Europe.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Truly a classic beauty of the Minervois and an ambassador of the best from this land, including associated value.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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According to the health care research firm KFF, the number of those enrolled in Medicaid and the associated Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in Ohio has fallen from over 3.4 million to under 2.9 million between March 2023 and October 2024.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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After Painter, Chace owns the most dazzling stuff in the Phillies’ farm system.—
Anthony Stitt,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The weirdest stuff in the movie belongs to Queen Latifah and Terrence Howard’s roles as Christmas angels who narrate the story and get into some hi-jinks on the side.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The 88-year-old pontiff alternates between non-invasive mechanical ventilation and supplemental high-flow oxygenation while maintaining good gas exchange.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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For some children, including those with chronic illness and special needs, Medicaid may also act as supplemental insurance providing benefits that would otherwise go uncovered.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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That’s when a British chap named Anthony Ernest Pratt rightly figured there would be demand for a whodunnit parlor distraction that took its cue from the popular, contemporaneous murder-mystery novels by the likes of Agatha Christie.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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Then there was family lore accompanied by contemporaneous sources that proved documentable.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Collateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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