as in bucks
a U.S. currency bill representing 100 cents
a wad of dollars in his pocket
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Recent Examples of dollars
The average team is now worth four to five billion dollars, with the Warriors valued at around twice that.
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Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
This new court filing is a transparent forum-shopping tactic in their scheme to obtain hundreds of millions of dollars from Michael's estate and companies.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
Miami-Dade County commissioners are fond of heaping praise on the Miami Center for Mental Health and Rehabilitation, calling it a groundbreaking facility that will save lives and likely save the county millions of dollars.
—Jim Defede, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Connecticut officials expect the state’s share of those losses to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually starting next fiscal year and growing by the end of the decade.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
And with the typical pay around a few thousand dollars for the season, all are playing for the love of the game.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
When funds are limited to conservation easements, public dollars protect private lands that remain closed to public access.
—Susan Carr, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
More than $15,000 in donations (or more than $132,000 in today’s dollars) was raised to build an outdoor enclosure for Ziggy to roam.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
The Associated Press Three European allies provided millions of dollars that the United States was supposed to spend for low-income countries.
—arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
This new court filing is a transparent forum-shopping tactic in their scheme to obtain hundreds of millions of dollars from Michael's estate and companies.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
Miami-Dade County commissioners are fond of heaping praise on the Miami Center for Mental Health and Rehabilitation, calling it a groundbreaking facility that will save lives and likely save the county millions of dollars.
—Jim Defede, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Connecticut officials expect the state’s share of those losses to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually starting next fiscal year and growing by the end of the decade.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
And with the typical pay around a few thousand dollars for the season, all are playing for the love of the game.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
When funds are limited to conservation easements, public dollars protect private lands that remain closed to public access.
—Susan Carr, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
More than $15,000 in donations (or more than $132,000 in today’s dollars) was raised to build an outdoor enclosure for Ziggy to roam.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
The Associated Press Three European allies provided millions of dollars that the United States was supposed to spend for low-income countries.
—arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dollars
bucks
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Thirty-six thousand fans on a school day, with San Diego gas at six bucks a gallon.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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This small-space-friendly set costs under $100, but feels like a million bucks.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Dollars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollars. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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