1
as in to authorize
to give a right to
the card entitles my grandmother to the discount for senior citizens
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2
as in to name
to give a name to
apart from the obvious, she couldn't decide what to entitle her painting of a vase with flowers
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Recent Examples of entitle
The bitching and leaving early just makes the fan base look entitled and lacking in football common sense.
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Art De Roché, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Despite the warnings from District Attorneys, the FBI, and government watchdogs, officials at EDD showed no interest in stemming the flow of billions going out the door to people who were not entitled to the money.
—Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 23 Feb. 2025
This means the creditor is entitled to distributions (if any) made to the limited partner but cannot seize the underlying assets or force a sale of partnership interests.
—Andre Pennington, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
This includes the shipping lanes around Greenland coveted by Russia and China.
Denmark keeps stressing that Greenland is entitled to determine its own fate.
—Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Art De Roché, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Despite the warnings from District Attorneys, the FBI, and government watchdogs, officials at EDD showed no interest in stemming the flow of billions going out the door to people who were not entitled to the money.
—Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 23 Feb. 2025
This means the creditor is entitled to distributions (if any) made to the limited partner but cannot seize the underlying assets or force a sale of partnership interests.
—Andre Pennington, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
This includes the shipping lanes around Greenland coveted by Russia and China.
Denmark keeps stressing that Greenland is entitled to determine its own fate.
—Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitle
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Instead, Congress now routinely authorizes spending extensions for the fiscal year, using the previous year’s specific amounts if new spending isn’t agreed to.—
Richard McGahey,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Condominiums could ‘invest’ reserves Bradley’s bill also would authorize creation of investment boards consisting of at least two governing condo board members and two unit owners.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2025
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In his 13 seasons, David has been named first-team All-Pro in 2013, second-team All-Pro in the 2016 and 2020 seasons and a Pro Bowler in 2015.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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After years of experience as a reporter and assistant editor, I was named community opinion editor at The San Diego Union-Tribune.—
Tania Navarro,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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Florida, which has won eight of its past nine games, qualified for the NCAA Tournament last year as a No. 7 seed after missing the tournament the previous two years.—
The Athletic College Basketball Staff,
The Athletic,
6 Mar. 2025
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Workers who qualify for more sophisticated jobs in the industry should not find much of a problem, the forecast suggested.—
David Lightman,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Mar. 2025
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Congress might also call on President Biden to ban TikTok under the IEEPA.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
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Kia customers can also call customer care at 1-800-333-4542 or check out owners.kia.com/us/en/kia-owner-portal.html.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2023
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Digital platforms, including mobile apps, chatbots and social media, can enable companies to engage with customers in real time and provide instant responses to queries and concerns.—
Naeem Ghauri,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Treasury remains committed to disrupting the schemes that enable Iran to send its deadly weapons abroad to its terrorist proxies and other destabilizing actors.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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The 38-year-old actress is nominated for Best Actress for her role as Elphaba Thropp in Jon M. Chu's Wicked.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Wills was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the John Wayne-directed The Alamo in 1961.—
Lester Fabian Brathwaite,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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And Michigan remembers the harmful EV mandates that have forced compliance rather than actually allowing a regulatory environment that permits innovation.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Another factor that has affected prices centers on catastrophic modeling, which was not permitted under Prop. 103.—
Emily Hallas,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
1 Mar. 2025
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Mary’s Point, New Brunswick Officially designated a Ramsar Wetland in 1982, Mary’s Point has earned abundant acclaim for its ecological significance, with countless shorebirds using the site as a stopover point during their annual migration.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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At least 31 individuals listed as either contributors, authors, instructors or founders of the Project 2025 advisory board America First Legal Foundation have either been nominated, designated, appointed or confirmed to positions in Trump's second administration, Newsweek's analysis shows.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Entitle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitle. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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