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
His officials have cut billions of dollars in Harvard's federal research funding and attempted to block it from enrolling foreign students after the campus rebuffed a series of government demands last April.
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Jocelyn Gecker, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
That care, however, dwindled into neglect in the final months of the woman's life as the two pocketed thousands of dollars and supported a drug habit, according to prosecutors.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Last year, utilities like Eversource and United Illuminating raked in hundreds of millions of dollars from customer bills.
—Kendall Keelen, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
The tax is paid by overnight visitors, not locals, and Florida law includes guardrails to ensure those dollars are reinvested back into the tourism ecosystem.
—Paul S. Mears Iii, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
Two of the individuals running talk of the people yet have amassed over a million dollars through large donations and special interests.
—Mansoor Shams, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2026
Campaign funds are not taxpayer dollars but are given by companies or organizations that would like to have a say in how state laws are crafted.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 8 Feb. 2026
My best guess is her pay rate is a million dollars an hour.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Most of us will watch the big game from our living rooms rather than shelling out thousands of dollars for a seat in Levi’s stadium.
—Jason Corso, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
Jocelyn Gecker, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
That care, however, dwindled into neglect in the final months of the woman's life as the two pocketed thousands of dollars and supported a drug habit, according to prosecutors.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Last year, utilities like Eversource and United Illuminating raked in hundreds of millions of dollars from customer bills.
—Kendall Keelen, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
The tax is paid by overnight visitors, not locals, and Florida law includes guardrails to ensure those dollars are reinvested back into the tourism ecosystem.
—Paul S. Mears Iii, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
Two of the individuals running talk of the people yet have amassed over a million dollars through large donations and special interests.
—Mansoor Shams, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2026
Campaign funds are not taxpayer dollars but are given by companies or organizations that would like to have a say in how state laws are crafted.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 8 Feb. 2026
My best guess is her pay rate is a million dollars an hour.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Most of us will watch the big game from our living rooms rather than shelling out thousands of dollars for a seat in Levi’s stadium.
—Jason Corso, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dollars
bucks
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Millions of dollars in federal funds were set to flow once again to the Hudson River Tunnel Thursday night, after a federal court order blocking the bucks expired.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Over 3 billion bucks in overall box office take?—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Dollars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollars. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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