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as in gifted
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as in protected
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as in entitled
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 privileged
David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
There’s nothing to do but to feel lucky and in awe and privileged to get to be here with Harrison at this moment in his life and career.
—Jim Halterman, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
While the official release of the Rex app is scheduled for the second quarter of 2025, early beta testers will be granted privileged access to explore and utilize the app's features before the the general public launch.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
Because certain identities have historically been associated with power, those with privileged identities and power have more control to shape systemic change.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Will the party thread the needle with policy designs that secure the profound changes the privileged want but obscure the toll to its electoral base?
—David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
There’s nothing to do but to feel lucky and in awe and privileged to get to be here with Harrison at this moment in his life and career.
—Jim Halterman, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
While the official release of the Rex app is scheduled for the second quarter of 2025, early beta testers will be granted privileged access to explore and utilize the app's features before the the general public launch.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
Because certain identities have historically been associated with power, those with privileged identities and power have more control to shape systemic change.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for privileged
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Dwyane Wade, Jamie Lee Curtis and Kristin Chenoweth all offered parting messages. Curtis, who was supposed to be at the show in person but was home instead to deal with fallout from the Los Angeles fires, gifted Kotb a statue for her home and Oprah Winfrey offered some parting words as well.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
11 Jan. 2025
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An Urdu-language narrative, the story revolves around childhood sweethearts — an apprentice glassblower learning from his father in their artisan glass shop, and a gifted violinist struggling to find her own unique voice.—
Sunil Sadarangani,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2025
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The book, entitled Promemoria (Sending Out an SOS), is EMA’s synthesis of his years of artistic reflection and advocacy.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
31 Dec. 2024
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Federal, state or local government employees are not entitled to the new leave.—
Acacia Squires,
NPR,
31 Dec. 2024
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Which was fortunate, as the film itself was an amateurish slog.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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The show is fortunate in that, unlike The Acolyte, it was designed to theoretically have what feels like a concrete ending.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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What is the best way to stay private, secure and anonymous while browsing the web?—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
12 Jan. 2025
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In The Ones Who Live, our heroes encounter a completely powered and secure apartment, completely randomly, still untouched by the end of the world a decade plus into the apocalypse.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Attorneys for New Jersey argued that even a partial remand meant the program was no longer authorized by federal regulators, and that a lack of clarity regarding pollution mitigation should in and of itself be enough to order a temporary pause on the program.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2025
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The officials were not authorized to discuss the ongoing inquiry and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity.—
Jim Mustian, Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Van Cleef & Arpels — known for its sleek designs of metal and precious stones inspired by nature, like the four-leaf clover — has notably emerged as a favored brand among a bevy of corridos tumbados stars.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
10 Jan. 2025
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In the comedy’s second season, Smart’s Deborah Vance becomes a highly favored and in-demand comic, thanks to her writer Ava Daniels, played by Hannah Einbinder.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
5 Jan. 2025
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Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova has withdrawn from the Australian Open because of injury, opening up a spot in the draw for British lucky loser Harriet Dart.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
13 Jan. 2025
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Served alongside a stack of still-warm corn tortillas, these tender meatballs were saucy, nutty, earthy, sweet, and unlike any meatball my palate had been lucky enough to experience before.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 2025
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That shift is enabled by Sam, who really does see her, and—better—sees someone worth knowing.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Automated and enabled by AI, criminal hackers will continue to extort victims at a startling rate in 2025.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Privileged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privileged. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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