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as in gifted
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as in protected
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as in entitled
to give a right to
only professionals who meet the education and experience requirements set by law are privileged to use the title "interior designer" in Oklahoma
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Recent Examples of privileged
Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
Trump’s administration is a manifestation of this broader system that has always privileged white, male power.
—Kavita Mehra, refinery29.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Moreover, closed-door meetings between administration officials and major Bitcoin miners ahead of these announcements further highlight the risk of information asymmetry, where privileged market participants could gain undue advantage.
—Alexandra Andhov, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Mainstream narrative movies tether you to stories with strategies and techniques that — much like the ghost here — gives you a close, privileged angle on what’s happening.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Both seasons so far have followed groups of troubled vacationers who unleash their worst, most privileged impulses at the idyllic White Lotus resort, as their exploits intersect with hotel staff members.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
Trump’s administration is a manifestation of this broader system that has always privileged white, male power.
—Kavita Mehra, refinery29.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Moreover, closed-door meetings between administration officials and major Bitcoin miners ahead of these announcements further highlight the risk of information asymmetry, where privileged market participants could gain undue advantage.
—Alexandra Andhov, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Mainstream narrative movies tether you to stories with strategies and techniques that — much like the ghost here — gives you a close, privileged angle on what’s happening.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for privileged
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Four of them were gifted to the Asian Art Museum by a major donor.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2025
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Gorsuch’s predecessor, the late Justice Antonin Scalia, was known as a gifted, dramatic writer.—
Jill Barton,
The Conversation,
24 Jan. 2025
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The book, entitled Promemoria (Sending Out an SOS), is EMA’s synthesis of his years of artistic reflection and advocacy.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
31 Dec. 2024
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Federal, state or local government employees are not entitled to the new leave.—
Acacia Squires,
NPR,
31 Dec. 2024
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Very few people are fortunate enough to start a residency program, making Dr. Hartford’s work in this role a unique feature of his career.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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While many people in a progressive city like Orlando agree that government ought to do more to help the less fortunate, few seem to want the homeless nearby.—
Michael Cuglietta,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But this is cold comfort: When DOGE employees tried to access a secure system at USAID that included personnel files, John Voorhees, that agency’s director of security, confronted them.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025
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It is being transported to a secure hangar where it will be pieced back together for examination.—
Andy Rose,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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Attorneys for New Jersey argued that even a partial remand meant the program was no longer authorized by federal regulators, and that a lack of clarity regarding pollution mitigation should in and of itself be enough to order a temporary pause on the program.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2025
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Franklin also said Robinson could not take raises away once they had already been authorized.—
Eplunus Colvin,
arkansasonline.com,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The book’s heroes, a quartet of lifelong friends from King’s favored town of Derry, contend with the alien invaders in the woods of Maine amid an overwhelming blizzard, which gives the story its suitably chilling backdrop.—
Calum Marsh,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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And, if the Eagles decide to pass in such situations, crowded boxes, if matched with man coverage, are prime targets for Philadelphia’s favored mesh routes.—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The lucky winners hit the jackpot, netting $156,887 after matching five numbers in the drawing Friday, Jan. 31, according to the Georgia Lottery.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2025
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And if everything goes according to plan, Pedraza—and his very lucky employees—won’t have to share the pot with anyone.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes,
4 Feb. 2025
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Ten days on the training pitches with a clutch of friendly games enabled Nuno to get across his ideas and to forge an ‘us against the world’ mentality.—
Paul Taylor,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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That shift is enabled by Sam, who really does see her, and—better—sees someone worth knowing.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Privileged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privileged. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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