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Recent Examples of money order
The small fee is paid by credit card or money order.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
Note that the e-visa site shows both check and money order as options, but checks are only for agencies.
—AFAR Media, 13 Oct. 2025
Envelope full of cash and a personal money order for daycare payment.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Alimony payments must be in cash or a cash equivalent, like a check or money order.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
Note that the e-visa site shows both check and money order as options, but checks are only for agencies.
—AFAR Media, 13 Oct. 2025
Envelope full of cash and a personal money order for daycare payment.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Alimony payments must be in cash or a cash equivalent, like a check or money order.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for money order
Noun
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With cashless payments and digital transactions on the rise, whether or not Idaho businesses accept paper money seems irrelevant for many Boise-area residents.—
Hali Smith
April 15,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Apr. 2026
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Most Americans oppose President Donald Trump’s plan to add his signature to U.S. paper money, with a new poll showing broad resistance across age groups, regions and political lines.—
Sam Stevenson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Dam Nation purchase agreement was structured through a promissory note carrying 5% annual interest, with an additional 5% penalty rate triggered in the event of default.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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While the applications required him to list all liabilities and debts, prosecutors said Goldstein omitted millions in liabilities, including more than $14 million owed on two promissory notes and taxes owed to the Internal Revenue Service.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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Not all vendors accept credit cards or electronic payments, so make sure to bring your folding money.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2025
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And on New Year's Day, the traditional Southern spread consists of black-eyed peas and collard greens (symbols for wealth—coins and green folding money, respectively), ham or pork (for prosperity), and cornbread (for gold).—
Taysha Murtaugh,
Country Living,
30 Nov. 2021
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Chen, a 2025 third-round draft pick who appeared in 24 games for the Valkyries last season, dished three assists and scored 11 points in Golden State’s victory.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Robert, a running back, was a first-round NFL draft pick in 1998 who rushed for 1,115 yards as a rookie.—
Todd Holcomb,
AJC.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Then the case counsellor handed me the check for eight hundred dollars.—
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Murakami is working on a two-year, $34 million deal, and in an era when some teams try to lock up young talent with long and lucrative contract extensions, a 25-game sample size is a little too small for Getz to start throwing out more years and dollars.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Wall space is dedicated to everything condor, from National Geographic magazine covers to Argentinian banknotes to bird skulls mounted in shadowboxes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Havana hopes the two new banknotes, including one which is five times more valuable than the previous highest, will make paying easier.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Money order.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/money%20order. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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