as in interest
a group of people with a common identifying interest that they seek to protect and promote
promised that as governor he would never be beholden to special interests
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Recent Examples of special interest
But libraries were established for the purpose of circulating freely books for the common good, not books designed for some special interests such as those professing woke-ism or those pushing the LGBT agenda, books which poison the mind and preach hatred.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
Part of this shift has been self-interested, driven by a desire to secure favorable regulations, tax breaks, and public contracts, as the wealthy and special interests in America often try to do.
—Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025
This ability to connect everything to your special interest is a muscle that should be cultivated.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 May 2025
Select from a wide variety of non-fiction, fiction, children’s and special interest books — all at bargain prices — as well as DVDs, puzzles and more.
—Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 1 May 2025
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
Part of this shift has been self-interested, driven by a desire to secure favorable regulations, tax breaks, and public contracts, as the wealthy and special interests in America often try to do.
—Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025
This ability to connect everything to your special interest is a muscle that should be cultivated.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 May 2025
Select from a wide variety of non-fiction, fiction, children’s and special interest books — all at bargain prices — as well as DVDs, puzzles and more.
—Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for special interest
Noun
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The 30-year-old musician has notably shared her distaste for Noth’s character, Mr. Big, Carrie Bradshaw’s on-and-off again love interest through the series and films.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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If interest rates do indeed go down later in mid-June after the next FOMC meeting, the cost of capital should decline for many companies that are paying back variable rate small business loans.—
Rohit Arora,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Countervailing factors, such as domestic interest groups with transnational ties to foreign actors in other markets or personal and group relationships across borders, can complicate matters, sometimes leading to exceptions or limiting the impact of asymmetric interdependence.—
Robert O. Keohane,
Foreign Affairs,
2 June 2025
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Episcopal nuns aren’t underwritten by the church; the community supports itself with bequests, donations, real estate deals and a retreat ministry catering to over 2,000 visitors each year, from different faiths and interest groups.—
Elisabeth Egan,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Special interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/special%20interest. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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