1
as in owing
having reached the date at which payment is required
the loan is due next April
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Relevance
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2
as in expected
being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events
their train is due to arrive in half an hour
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3
as in justified
being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong
all the participants in the trial are required to treat the judge with due respect
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as in just
as stated or indicated without the slightest difference
the island lies due south of the headland
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as in straight
in a direct line or course
a plane flying due east
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as in privilege
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Recent Examples of due
Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 3 June 2025
Soliman is due back in court on Thursday for the filing of state charges.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 2 June 2025
Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2025
This exhibition should go some way toward giving him his due.
—Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
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Adjective
At the end of the video, the social media stars revealed that their third baby is due in December 2025.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 3 June 2025
Soliman is due back in court on Thursday for the filing of state charges.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 2 June 2025
Noun
Though a 1948 Joint Resolution of Congress requires the US to provide a one-year notice of withdrawal from the WHO and pay any outstanding dues or contributions in that time period, Stat reports that the US has already effectively cut all ties, including stopping all payments.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2025
This exhibition should go some way toward giving him his due.
—Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for due
Adjective
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However, authorities then accused Rappler of owing taxes on that transaction.—
Jason Gutierrez,
BostonGlobe.com,
18 Jan. 2023
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However, the authorities then accused Rappler of owing taxes on that transaction.—
Mike Ives,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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The justified accusation that the carbon footprint of a child from a rich nation was gigantic compared to that of a child from a poorer nation (except those from elite families) thickening the political smog obscuring the raw ecological toll of adding eighty million a year to the human population.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2025
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Penalized For all the justified focus on the offense, the Padres’ season has largely been a tale of two bullpens.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
Adverb
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Miami’s bullpen limited the damage, allowing just one additional run on a sacrifice fly from Munroe in the fourth.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
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The American phenom, just 21 years old, won the second Grand Slam championship of her career on Saturday, outlasting world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 at the French Open final in Paris.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
7 June 2025
Adverb
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The big Serbian, however, stared straight ahead of him, his face a mask of pure focus.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Hot hair tools are an everyday necessity for some, keeping their locs straight and in place, or a way to refresh their style with whimsical curls or waves.—
Náosha Gregg,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Noun
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But here the focus is on a Black family grappling both with the burdens and privileges of a father’s unique legacy and the difficulty of adapting to changing times and new frontiers of political struggle.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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Calling the pressure of ending the 18-game losing streak a privilege, López led the Twins to a 3-1 victory in the wild-card opener against Toronto and followed it with a dominant seven innings in Houston for a second-round win.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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Just days after the high court delivered its ruling last week, the Walt Disney Company put 45 employees who have TPS on unpaid leave.—
Miami Herald Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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More: Supreme Court revives suit against cop who fatally shot driver stopped for unpaid tolls That decision benefited the family of the man who was shot during the traffic stop for unpaid tolls.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Expect kudos, rewards and deserved acknowledgement!—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
12 May 2025
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But there is also the fact that Bayern lost their record dominance in the Champions League group stage, and although the club put up a good fight, the exit against Inter Milan was more than deserved.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
Adverb
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Because to us, the most funny things are right next to the most tragic things.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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Both Makar and Hughes signed six-year deals out of entry-level a couple of months apart in 2021 that walked them right to unrestricted free agency, with Makar’s contract buying one UFA year and Hughes’ none.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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“Due.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/due. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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