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
That threat and the growing backlog of unresolved borrower defense applications under the 2022 Rule impose current harms on the Department and on borrowers entitled to efficient resolution of their assertions of entitlement to relief.
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Comments The Gilded Age is back, and with it, Agnes Van Rhijn's spectacular haughtiness and entitlement.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 June 2025
Avoiding one requires drastic spending cuts and entitlement reforms.
—Michael F. Cannon, National Review, 2 July 2025
This entitlement can show up in subtle and emotionally charged ways through dry begging.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Comments The Gilded Age is back, and with it, Agnes Van Rhijn's spectacular haughtiness and entitlement.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 June 2025
Avoiding one requires drastic spending cuts and entitlement reforms.
—Michael F. Cannon, National Review, 2 July 2025
This entitlement can show up in subtle and emotionally charged ways through dry begging.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for entitlement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitlement
Noun
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The number of uninsured people could spike further if Trump and his congressional allies don't renew additional federal subsidies for low- and moderate-income Americans who buy health coverage on state insurance marketplaces.—
Noam Levey,
NPR,
25 July 2025
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More top news stories: Cuts outlined in President Donald Trump’s proposed 2026 budget mean some groups stand to lose federal funds that support medical services like testing and HIV treatment, as well as nonmedical patient supports such as housing and food subsidies.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
Noun
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So far, no one has publicly called for GM to return any of the grant money, though the agreement contains provisions that if the company was to violate the terms, the state has the right to clawback the funds, according to GM.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
15 July 2025
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The grants were first established in a law passed in 1965, according to the lawsuit.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Often the weekly allotment is depleted after just one or two days.—
Scott Maucione,
NPR,
17 July 2025
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Nearly $1 trillion in cuts to state Medicaid allotments nationwide may not be fully implemented until 2027 or 2028, leaving big choices ahead for the state of Minnesota, which determines how federal Medicaid dollars are distributed, said Karen Kleinhans, chief executive of Community Dental Care.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
9 July 2025
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The measure marks only the second appropriations bill Republicans have been able to pass for 2026, after GOP appropriators said the effort to pass Trump’s tax and spending cuts megabill dominated the party’s focus over the past few months.—
Aris Folley,
The Hill,
18 July 2025
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But in a recent Senate appropriations hearing on the rescission, several Republican senators pressed for changes in the $9.4 billion in spending cuts the OMB asked Congress to eliminate.—
Deirdre Walsh,
NPR,
16 July 2025
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“Entitlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitlement. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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