as in honors
something granted as a special favor
the town's oldest resident will have the privilege of leading the parade kicking off the Heritage Celebration
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as in entitles
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 privileges
Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
Blanche said the remaining records name women who accused Epstein of abuse, could hurt potential prosecutions or are protected under legal privileges.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Screening privileges, some members argue, are about safety.
—Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Following his arrest, Maui Health said his medical staff privileges at Maui Memorial Medical Center have been suspended pending investigation.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Positive punishment, on the other hand, is used to discourage misbehavior by taking away something that is desired, such as screen time or other privileges.
—Amy Morin, Parents, 1 Apr. 2026
The text message mentions things like the motorist's driving privileges will be suspended for 30 days, or that they will be prosecuted and their credit score will be affected.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
As a result, the officer was reprimanded for violating police department policy, including loss of take-home squad privileges and suspension from off-duty employment.
—Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Instead of deploying sound security practices, companies under pressure to start using AI are granting models unprecedented security privileges, Thompson explained.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
The Amish belief system privileges the notion that when individuals highly esteem certain innovations, religious purity may erode.
—Cory Anderson, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026
In the entryway, a portrait of the client’s grandmother hangs above a centuries-old butcher-block table, setting a tone that privileges memory alongside materiality.
—Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 27 Feb. 2026
Valentine reframes common myths about safety in public space through the experiences of women in a society that privileges personal responsibility over collective care.
—JSTOR Daily, 14 Nov. 2025
At the same time, the Brotherhood discourages any worldly attachment that privileges one person over another person, or over God.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
But behind the world’s fastest-growing businesses is a quieter form of leadership—one that privileges operations over oration, systems over showmanship, and execution over ego.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
The result is that attackers already had the pairing privileges required to gain administrative control with no credentials required.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
Blanche said the remaining records name women who accused Epstein of abuse, could hurt potential prosecutions or are protected under legal privileges.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Screening privileges, some members argue, are about safety.
—Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Following his arrest, Maui Health said his medical staff privileges at Maui Memorial Medical Center have been suspended pending investigation.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Positive punishment, on the other hand, is used to discourage misbehavior by taking away something that is desired, such as screen time or other privileges.
—Amy Morin, Parents, 1 Apr. 2026
The text message mentions things like the motorist's driving privileges will be suspended for 30 days, or that they will be prosecuted and their credit score will be affected.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
As a result, the officer was reprimanded for violating police department policy, including loss of take-home squad privileges and suspension from off-duty employment.
—Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Instead of deploying sound security practices, companies under pressure to start using AI are granting models unprecedented security privileges, Thompson explained.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
Rodin’s watercolored drawings—more than 150 of them—translate Khmer dance into line and velocity by catching the dancers’ limbs midair, aligning them with a modern sculptural tradition that privileges movement as form.
—Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
The Amish belief system privileges the notion that when individuals highly esteem certain innovations, religious purity may erode.
—Cory Anderson, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026
In the entryway, a portrait of the client’s grandmother hangs above a centuries-old butcher-block table, setting a tone that privileges memory alongside materiality.
—Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 27 Feb. 2026
Valentine reframes common myths about safety in public space through the experiences of women in a society that privileges personal responsibility over collective care.
—JSTOR Daily, 14 Nov. 2025
At the same time, the Brotherhood discourages any worldly attachment that privileges one person over another person, or over God.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
But behind the world’s fastest-growing businesses is a quieter form of leadership—one that privileges operations over oration, systems over showmanship, and execution over ego.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for privileges
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In addition, three Sandburg students earned top individual honors as All-SWSC Leaders.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Screenplay competition honors include the AMC One-Hour Pilot Award, The Donners’ Company Screenwriting Award, Enderby Entertainment Award and the Roadmap Writers Representation Fellowship, among others spanning comedy, animation and genre storytelling.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2026
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In its recent decision, the court has sided with a Colorado Christian therapist who argued that her right to free speech entitles her to counsel adolescents toward heterosexuality.—
Donna Lamb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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And a fight between Morris and the church over whether an employment agreement entitles him and his wife to between $600,000 and $800,000 annually is playing out in state court in Tarrant County as well as in Christian arbitration before the Ambassadors of Reconciliation.—
Michelle Casady,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This month, though, Italy even further restricted who qualifies.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
30 Mar. 2026
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Whether or not the gathering qualifies as a formal protest by conventional standards, the image underscores how demonstrators and advocacy groups are emphasizing global reach and symbolic participation alongside mass turnout in major cities.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The final draft of Bahrain's resolution, obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, authorizes the use of defensive — but not offensive — action to ensure vessels can safely transit the strait.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The final draft of the proposal, obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, authorizes defensive — but not offensive — action to ensure vessels can safely transit the strait.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Privileges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privileges. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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