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
Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 July 2025
Another recent exhibition that privileged risk and emergence is The Second Guess: Body Anxiety in the Age of AI, curated by Anika Meier and Margaret Murphy for HEK Basel.
—Ana María Caballero, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Further complicating attacks, the physical addresses for GPUs aren’t exposed, even to a privileged user, making reverse engineering harder.
—ArsTechnica, 14 July 2025
O'Connor is not allowed, in the committee's view, to delay or decline a congressional subpoena based on concerns over questions about potentially privileged information.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
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The journey triggers unpleasant recollections about the way her mother was treated by male members of the privileged class.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 July 2025
Another recent exhibition that privileged risk and emergence is The Second Guess: Body Anxiety in the Age of AI, curated by Anika Meier and Margaret Murphy for HEK Basel.
—Ana María Caballero, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Further complicating attacks, the physical addresses for GPUs aren’t exposed, even to a privileged user, making reverse engineering harder.
—ArsTechnica, 14 July 2025
O'Connor is not allowed, in the committee's view, to delay or decline a congressional subpoena based on concerns over questions about potentially privileged information.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for privileged
Verb
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And they are entitled to a portion of the proceeds if the case succeeds.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Mar. 2025
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There is a backlog of 30 years in assigning lawyers for some of the appeals to which condemned inmates are entitled.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Brian Flores was a gifted coach, but had people-management issues.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
19 July 2025
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Hickey works as an elementary school teacher for gifted children during the day.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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The school board has authorized sending a request for proposals to search firms that will help select a new superintendent, according to Donahue’s message.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Yorkville Police Department Investigations Division, along with the Kendall County Cooperative Police Assistance Team, were authorized on Thursday to record communications with Hellenthal, according to the release.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Other projects, however, might not be so fortunate.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
26 July 2025
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While Spider-Man and the X-Men both enjoyed some success in their early 2000 movies, Fantastic Four fans were not as fortunate, with a pair of joke-heavy movies released in 2005 and 2007 to mostly poor reviews, and a disastrous 2015 reboot that made the first two shine in comparison.—
Oliver Staley,
Time,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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While their Medicaid enrollment appears to be secure, at least for now, the new law adds red tape and more opportunities for enrollees like the O'Banners to fall through the cracks and lose coverage.—
Stephanie Innes,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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In Espejo’s view, everybody wins: insurers have a secure market (albeit with less flexibility).—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Recent data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) shows that even amid the Trump administration's assault on climate action, solar (often paired with battery storage) remains the favored way to add power as electricity demand rises.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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But can’t argue the bottom line: A bona fide, world-class championship match in favored reigning European king Paris Saint-Germain vs. English power Chelsea.—
Greg Cote
July 13,
Miami Herald,
13 July 2025
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This move not only improved processing speeds substantially but also enabled seamless AI and analytics integration.—
Gowtham Chilakapati,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Earnhardt enabled Berry to drive the team’s late model in between drivers years back.—
Joseph Wolkin,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Italy haven’t had a straightforward journey here and can count themselves lucky to make the knockouts after winning just one game in the group stage, which was rounded off with a 3-1 loss to Spain.—
Oli Gamp,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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Blair has the best mommy in the world and is so lucky to have you.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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“Privileged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privileged. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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