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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
are you sure you have enough money to buy all that?
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as in fat cat
a wealthy person
she had always planned to marry money
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Recent Examples of money
That's been the question circling Wall Street recently, as Big Tech companies face both unprecedented political pressures from the White House — and new doubts about all the money that's pouring into AI investments.
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Maria Aspan, NPR, 30 Aug. 2025
Extended coverage entails putting money beyond the $250,000 into Live Oak’s Insured Cash Sweep account, which provides FDIC insurance up to $10 million.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025
The Trump administration has also cut off money to other elite colleges, including Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University, over issues including the handling of pro-Palestinian activism and transgender athletes' participation in women's sports.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
The airport sued over that issue, and a court ruled in its favor, entering a temporary injunction directing city officials to use the sales tax money to pay off the bonds.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2025
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Maria Aspan, NPR, 30 Aug. 2025
Extended coverage entails putting money beyond the $250,000 into Live Oak’s Insured Cash Sweep account, which provides FDIC insurance up to $10 million.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025
The Trump administration has also cut off money to other elite colleges, including Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University, over issues including the handling of pro-Palestinian activism and transgender athletes' participation in women's sports.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
The airport sued over that issue, and a court ruled in its favor, entering a temporary injunction directing city officials to use the sales tax money to pay off the bonds.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for money
Noun
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The alternative is the Tier 3 cash payment option, which will be a share of the settlement after administration costs and claims are received.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
14 Aug. 2025
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Since the poll’s inception in 1998, the average cash gift left by the Tooth Fairy has increased 285% from $1.30 to $5.01 per tooth.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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On the plus side of this arrangement, 11-team leagues at this level will also keep the power conference fat cats happy by limiting the additional auto-bids doled out to mid- and low-majors.—
Jim Root,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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The tax credits were always seen as a giveaway to fat cats and big wigs.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
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India has also spoken out against a Russian-Chinese proposal to launch a BRICS currency.—
Vasuki Shastry,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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The speech, delivered amid mounting economic uncertainty and political pressure, provided new signals on the Fed’s interest rate outlook that immediately moved stocks, bonds, and global currencies.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
22 Aug. 2025
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Among those backing the effort, which is called Leading the Future, is the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI president Greg Brockman, venture capitalist Ron Conway, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, and the AI company Perplexity.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
26 Aug. 2025
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Recently, some venture capitalists were even pushing European founders to step up the work pace to keep up with their counterparts in the U.S. and China.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
23 Aug. 2025
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While certain options can erode some of the value proposition that the model offers over its German rivals, the starting price is still under six figures, and the driving experience for the coin is simply unparalleled.—
Bradley Iger,
Robb Report,
27 Aug. 2025
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John Candy dropped coins and looked up her skirt in Splash (1984).—
Liz McNeil,
People.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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White, now a solo artist, once owned a furniture business, while Trump, a real estate magnate, has long been known to favor a flashy, Rococo aesthetic.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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His sweeping, colorful narrative is populated by naive government scientists, relentless railroad magnates seeking monopoly profits, and earnest municipal reformers advancing the public interest.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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Cousin’s body was sprawled on the bed — nude with a silk stocking tied tightly around her neck.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2025
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Underneath are layers of newspaper clippings about racist terrorism, with a silk stocking stretched over them—an allusion to the girls murdered in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
29 May 2025
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Once the dough is evenly mixed, fold in the pecans. Bake or save.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Aug. 2025
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These bite-sized appetizers are incredibly delicious, with flaky phyllo dough shells surrounding creamy, tasty Brie cheese.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/money. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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