as in honor
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 to entitle
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 privilege
Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
So McCabe was born there, but perhaps because he was born very distant from those who shared his skin tone—not dissimilar from Moses in the Bible, who was born with a certain level of privilege and access to proximity to power.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Is doing least privilege across all your applications a solution?
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for privilege
Noun
All involved in the project can claim to be co-authors, but not without charge — some have invested thousands of dollars for the privilege of their name being on the Start Over cover.
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At the same time, the Brotherhood discourages any worldly attachment that privileges one person over another person, or over God.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for privilege
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More than 900 properties across the city contributed to the honor and were celebrated for the same characteristics that can lead to a citation under the vegetation ordinance.—
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The university now hosts an annual conference on African American studies named in Allen’s honor, and last year, awarded her an honorary degree for her community contributions.—
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That is, each state determines who is entitled to inherit your assets and in what order, although Gottlieb said some 401(k) plans may automatically default to your spouse or children.—
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In a number of cases, patients died just hours after failing to receive the care to which they were legally entitled.—
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Trump has authorized the use of the National Guard there as part of a similar crackdown, along with other federal agents who are all expected to start arriving as early as this week.—
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Before his death in 2023, Seidler had an especially close relationship with Preller and authorized previously unimaginable commitments for a smallish-market franchise.—
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The athlete was training to compete in this year's Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, which are being held in Indonesia, and was projected to qualify for the next Summer Olympic Games in 2028 in Los Angeles.—
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Around 35 million customers will qualify for payments.—
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The tri-mode seeker shares targeting information among all three modes, enabling StormBreaker to engage fixed or moving targets at any time of day and in all weather conditions, according to Raytheon.—
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Contrary to the previous examples, Palace are using a blocker outside the six-yard box to enable a centre-back’s run — Wharton’s role (red) in this routine is to create space for Guehi’s run by blocking Diouf.—
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“Privilege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privilege. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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