1
as in to authorize
to give a right to
the card entitles my grandmother to the discount for senior citizens
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2
as in to name
to give a name to
apart from the obvious, she couldn't decide what to entitle her painting of a vase with flowers
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Recent Examples of entitle
The bitching and leaving early just makes the fan base look entitled and lacking in football common sense.
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Art De Roché, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Despite the warnings from District Attorneys, the FBI, and government watchdogs, officials at EDD showed no interest in stemming the flow of billions going out the door to people who were not entitled to the money.
—Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 23 Feb. 2025
This means the creditor is entitled to distributions (if any) made to the limited partner but cannot seize the underlying assets or force a sale of partnership interests.
—Andre Pennington, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
This includes the shipping lanes around Greenland coveted by Russia and China.
Denmark keeps stressing that Greenland is entitled to determine its own fate.
—Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Art De Roché, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Despite the warnings from District Attorneys, the FBI, and government watchdogs, officials at EDD showed no interest in stemming the flow of billions going out the door to people who were not entitled to the money.
—Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 23 Feb. 2025
This means the creditor is entitled to distributions (if any) made to the limited partner but cannot seize the underlying assets or force a sale of partnership interests.
—Andre Pennington, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
This includes the shipping lanes around Greenland coveted by Russia and China.
Denmark keeps stressing that Greenland is entitled to determine its own fate.
—Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitle
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Condominiums could ‘invest’ reserves Bradley’s bill also would authorize creation of investment boards consisting of at least two governing condo board members and two unit owners.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2025
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Instead, Congress now routinely authorizes spending extensions for the fiscal year, using the previous year’s specific amounts if new spending isn’t agreed to.—
Richard McGahey,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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In his 13 seasons, David has been named first-team All-Pro in 2013, second-team All-Pro in the 2016 and 2020 seasons and a Pro Bowler in 2015.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Graham will kick off a book tour in Charleston March 13 at the library branch named for his late sister.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2025
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Florida, which has won eight of its past nine games, qualified for the NCAA Tournament last year as a No. 7 seed after missing the tournament the previous two years.—
The Athletic College Basketball Staff,
The Athletic,
6 Mar. 2025
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Workers who qualify for more sophisticated jobs in the industry should not find much of a problem, the forecast suggested.—
David Lightman,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Mar. 2025
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Those in need of shelter from the cold can call 211 to check availability of beds.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2023
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Their children’s schoolmates call the sisters the Puffling Queens.—
Cheryl Katz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Feb. 2023
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Digital platforms, including mobile apps, chatbots and social media, can enable companies to engage with customers in real time and provide instant responses to queries and concerns.—
Naeem Ghauri,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Treasury remains committed to disrupting the schemes that enable Iran to send its deadly weapons abroad to its terrorist proxies and other destabilizing actors.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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The 38-year-old actress is nominated for Best Actress for her role as Elphaba Thropp in Jon M. Chu's Wicked.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Wills was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the John Wayne-directed The Alamo in 1961.—
Lester Fabian Brathwaite,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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And Michigan remembers the harmful EV mandates that have forced compliance rather than actually allowing a regulatory environment that permits innovation.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2025
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However, national parks would close, security reviews to help defend against hacking would stop, civil litigation in courts would stop, and environmental and permitting reviews would stop.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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The gang, which was recently designated a terrorist organization, is being targeted for deportation back to their home countries.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2025
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At the time, the odds of a small asteroid first discovered late last year—and designated 2024 YR4—hitting us were non-negligible.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Entitle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitle. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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