as in subsidy
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action
entitlements to local school districts
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Recent Examples of entitlement
The data highlights a split within the GOP as Trump pushes forward with aggressive spending cut targets and lawmakers advance a budget proposal that omits clear protections for some entitlement programs.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
On this record is the date of entitlement, the monthly payment amount, Medicare data and information relating to disability payments.
—Thomas Hager, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Assuming the United States once again avoids going over the fiscal cliff, many challenges remain—driven by rising entitlement program costs and skyrocketing interest expenses—to put the country on a sustainable fiscal path.
—Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Schmitt emphasized that approaching the conversation from a place of curiosity and problem-solving, rather than entitlement, is critical.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
On this record is the date of entitlement, the monthly payment amount, Medicare data and information relating to disability payments.
—Thomas Hager, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Assuming the United States once again avoids going over the fiscal cliff, many challenges remain—driven by rising entitlement program costs and skyrocketing interest expenses—to put the country on a sustainable fiscal path.
—Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Schmitt emphasized that approaching the conversation from a place of curiosity and problem-solving, rather than entitlement, is critical.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitlement
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Eligibility for premium subsidies for insurance plans sold in Affordable Care Act marketplaces is also tied to the official poverty level.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2025
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To qualify for Affordable Care Act subsidies, recipients would have to nearly quadruple their annual income.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Facts: In August 2024, Power Forward Communities, a consortium of groups aimed at lowering housing costs and utility bills, received a $2 billion grant from the EPA.—
Leslie Dickstein,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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David Walt, a professor at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Womens’ Hospital who develops diagnostics, was told April 14, the same day as the Harvard announcement, that his federal grant worth $300,000 a year was immediately terminated.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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The county had previously committed more than $760,000 to the project so the new allotment increased its total contribution to about $6 million.—
Richard Halstead,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
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According to summary provided by the House speaker’s office, the bill includes financial support for special education, bilingual education and pre-kindergarten and a $395 increase in the base amount schools get per student, known as the basic allotment.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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However, many present-day critics classify her adventures and recordings as cultural appropriation.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Apr. 2025
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Spending more and inking multiyear appropriations can help overcome these challenges.—
MICHAEL BROWN,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Entitlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitlement. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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