as in subsidy
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action
entitlements to local school districts
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Recent Examples of entitlement
The negative narrative is that these two fathers — confident, outspoken, winning Black men — did more harm than good by spoiling their sons with lessons of entitlement.
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 4 May 2025
The group also alleged that the recent budget blueprint passed by House Republicans will potentially lead to cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.
Republicans have argued that the budget blueprint does not and will not threaten any benefits or entitlements and that Democrats are causing undue fear.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
But this year’s state budget negotiations are far most complex than usual, given the uncertain future of Medicaid, a federal health care entitlement program run in cooperation with states.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
Levels of courtesy, aggression, and entitlement vary.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 4 May 2025
The group also alleged that the recent budget blueprint passed by House Republicans will potentially lead to cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.
Republicans have argued that the budget blueprint does not and will not threaten any benefits or entitlements and that Democrats are causing undue fear.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
But this year’s state budget negotiations are far most complex than usual, given the uncertain future of Medicaid, a federal health care entitlement program run in cooperation with states.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
Levels of courtesy, aggression, and entitlement vary.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitlement
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Another low-income tax credit, a 9% credit, provides a larger subsidy but has historically been more competitive in Idaho.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
23 May 2025
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The air board said the third and final round of subsidies will be distributed next year, in a single online giveaway of some 9,000 vouchers.—
Jeff Mcdonald,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
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The grant would have funded an educational project called ‘Seeking a More Perfect Union, ’ said Haynes.—
Zuri Primos,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2025
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The village of Streamwood is also receiving a grant for more than $1.5 million to build a 1.1-mile, 10-foot-wide multiuse path along Irving Park Road.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Evans said in a January news release that Maryland athletics is set to take on $25 million in new expenses starting this fall because of the university pledging to commit the full allotment of $20.5 million to revenue sharing, which Smith repeated Thursday.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
22 May 2025
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The House version increases the basic allotment Texas school districts receive by $395 per pupil, from $6,160 to $6,555.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 May 2025
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During appearances last week before the House and Senate appropriations committees, Duffy boasted about saving taxpayers nearly $10 billion during the first 100 days of the Trump administration.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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Fieldhouse and Mertens estimate that approximately 14 years passes between an appropriation shock and its peak effect on productivity growth.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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“Entitlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitlement. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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