as in cash
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
trying to scrape up the kale to buy more dope
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Recent Examples of kale
The opening menu offered selections such as chicken vegetable, a dozen veggies, lentil chili, and Italian white bean with kale in portion such as 8 ounces or small for $4.50, 10 ounces or medium for $6, 16 ounces as large for $7.50 and then a quart size of 32 ounces.
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Gary Stern, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
For dinner, it’s modernized with lemon butter, white wine and capers, plus sautéed kale from Crum’s Heirlooms, a family farm in Bonner Springs, and mashed potatoes grown at Thane Palmberg Farm, a vegetable patch near De Soto.
—Alison Booth, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
The new year is here - a time for ambitious goals, fresh starts, and maybe even pretending you like kale for a week or two.
—Marvin Krislov, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Add kale to a morning smoothie, layer banana slices onto a peanut butter sandwich for lunch, and toss frozen peas into a curry for dinner.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 1 Jan. 2025
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Gary Stern, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
For dinner, it’s modernized with lemon butter, white wine and capers, plus sautéed kale from Crum’s Heirlooms, a family farm in Bonner Springs, and mashed potatoes grown at Thane Palmberg Farm, a vegetable patch near De Soto.
—Alison Booth, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
The new year is here - a time for ambitious goals, fresh starts, and maybe even pretending you like kale for a week or two.
—Marvin Krislov, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Add kale to a morning smoothie, layer banana slices onto a peanut butter sandwich for lunch, and toss frozen peas into a curry for dinner.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kale
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The tax credit would be fully refundable – meaning Sundance wouldn’t have to actually have any Colorado tax liability to get the cash – and would be worth $34 million over 10 years.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
The Denver Post,
3 Feb. 2025
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To post online, Manchi has to climb a tree in order to get a signal, toilets in this town sometimes require flushing with a bucket and a convenience store owner doesn’t miss the chance to take Justin’s cash.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
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Trump cited a freeze on new money for all U.S. foreign aid, his notice of a U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement and his order ceasing diversity, equity and inclusion programs across the federal government, among other things.—
Will Weissert and Thomas Beaumont,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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That money could cover one-third of the Wave’s 2025 payroll.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2025
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The token, hosted on the Solana blockchain, has been limited to a supply of 200 million coins at launch before expanding to 1 billion over the next three years, according to the coin’s website.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Bucks and Suns ultimately had a coin flip in 1968 to determine which team would get the No. 1 pick in the 1969 NBA Draft.—
Damon Sayles,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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For 2024, net sales rose 12% on a constant currency basis to $50.32 billion, versus $50.47 billion forecasted.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2025
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Upon conducting an inspection of the boat, deputies found a photocopy of Victor Lopez’ Cuban passport and an immigration document, U.S. currency inside a fanny pack and large amounts of bottled water, the last of which the complaint noted as typically associated with people smuggling.—
Silas Morgan,
Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2025
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One of your machines—the one that cuts the dough into tiny trees—passed its manual maintenance check a few months ago but suddenly begins producing amorphous blobs of dough instead of crisp, clean cuts.—
Bill Rokos,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Veggie options are often afterthoughts at Sacramento dumpling houses; shiitake mushrooms’ earthy flavor bursts out of these ones’ green spinach dough, escorted by cabbage, glass noodles and carrots.—
Benjy Egel,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Jan. 2025
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Declan sniffs the air and detects a faint smell of cabbage.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2025
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Purple Cauliflower Purple cauliflower, like white cauliflower, broccoli, and cabbage, belongs to the Brassicaceae vegetable family.—
Johna Burdeos,
Health,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Kale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kale. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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