as in prize
something given in recognition of achievement
encouraging Girl Scouts to sell more cookies by offering premiums
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as in expensive
commanding a large price
lavish feasts at which premium wines flowed freely
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Recent Examples of premium
David Nikel, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
This is another premium option for anyone who prefers a more modern, minimalist look to their stationery.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
At £150 these releases were still expensive for a single malt whisky at the time, but Brora had already begun to position itself as a whisky worthy of a premium price tag thanks to the work of independent bottlers and Diageo’s success with the Rare Malts Selection.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Noun
This model—featuring dedicated cabin space, blocked middle seats, and improved service—has proven resilient even as many European carriers have cut back on intra-European premium offerings.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
This is another premium option for anyone who prefers a more modern, minimalist look to their stationery.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
That said, deep cleaning, represented by our sand pickup testing, is one area where the budget-friendly Tapo RV series can’t quite keep up with more premium models.
—PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
At £150 these releases were still expensive for a single malt whisky at the time, but Brora had already begun to position itself as a whisky worthy of a premium price tag thanks to the work of independent bottlers and Diageo’s success with the Rare Malts Selection.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premium
Noun
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With their eyes on that prize, for this particular round of data analysis, Lokhov and his colleagues, including co-author Christoph Wiesinger, performed several technical overhauls to significantly improve the instrument’s capabilities.—
Gayoung Lee,
Scientific American,
14 Apr. 2025
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Sandy Alcántara of the Miami Marlins would be the biggest and best prize to acquire for Chicago.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Your daily cup of joe could get even more expensive under new U.S. tariffs on dozens of countries around the world.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Vaccines are among the most successful tools in public health’s arsenal, preventing debilitating illnesses and lowering the need for expensive medical care.—
DEVI SHASTRI,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Watkins is only the fourth sophomore to win the coveted award.—
Brad Adgate,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Zoom in: The biggest grant is a five-year, $5.9 million award to Humanities Texas, whose mission is to improve classroom teaching and support libraries and museums.—
Asher Price,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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These shoes are so highly coveted and valuable that Sotheby’s hosted an auction to sell them.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Thomas was a prolific reseller of catalytic converters, which are highly valuable because they are made partially out of precious metals like platinum and palladium, which can sell for hundreds or even thousands of dollars per ounce on the black market.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The honor adds to a long list of accolades in her extraordinary career.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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But the gritty crime drama is more than deserving of its accolades, and Goggins, as Detective Shane Vendrell, is a major reason for its success.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For China, a sudden sell-off of U.S. Treasuries would also be extremely costly, increasing the value of its currency and, thus, the cost of Chinese exports even further.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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The injections are also complicated and costly to make.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The actor has also received Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG and Tony Award nominations, as well as a BAFTA Award, two Independent Spirit Awards and four NAACP Image Awards, among myriad honors.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Highest honors were awarded to eight graduates, 64 received high honors, and eight received honors.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This one gives a result in under three seconds, allowing the oven or grill door to be quickly closed again without much precious heat escaping.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The precious metal is now up nearly 29% in the year so far.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Premium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premium. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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