as in bucks
a U.S. currency bill representing 100 cents
a wad of dollars in his pocket
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Recent Examples of dollars
Messi, for example, has a lifetime deal with Adidas that will comfortably run into hundreds of millions of dollars, while Ronaldo signed a lifetime deal with Nike in 2016.
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Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
With just one season of eligibility remaining, expect Fielder to land with a Power Four program in a deal worth a lot of dollars.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 Apr. 2026
Google offered Sutskever six million dollars a year, which OpenAI couldn’t come close to matching.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The Associated Press Three European allies provided millions of dollars that the United States was supposed to spend for low-income countries.
—arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Another five hundred billion dollars in cuts were left unspecified.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Global automakers are planning to spend more than half a trillion dollars on EVs and their batteries through 2030, according to a Reuters analysis.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
And public dollars will be used to help make such projects a reality.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2025
Many American medical scientists have found their research dollars dried up which has left me looking to European universities.
—Neil Mahto, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025
Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
With just one season of eligibility remaining, expect Fielder to land with a Power Four program in a deal worth a lot of dollars.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 Apr. 2026
Google offered Sutskever six million dollars a year, which OpenAI couldn’t come close to matching.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The Associated Press Three European allies provided millions of dollars that the United States was supposed to spend for low-income countries.
—arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Another five hundred billion dollars in cuts were left unspecified.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Global automakers are planning to spend more than half a trillion dollars on EVs and their batteries through 2030, according to a Reuters analysis.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
And public dollars will be used to help make such projects a reality.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2025
Many American medical scientists have found their research dollars dried up which has left me looking to European universities.
—Neil Mahto, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dollars
bucks
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For some street vendors like Eric Parks on the North Shore, the return of the Bucs means bucks.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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No matter, this is his first real walk of shame, and the grin on his face is worth a million bucks.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Dollars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollars. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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