as in profitable
yielding a profit
the new manager's mission was to turn the failing store into a lucrative operation
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Recent Examples of lucrative
The deal, the fruit of months of negotiations, takes aim at the lucrative way doctors can charge for procedures on patients referred to them by personal injury lawyers.
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Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Instead, a painful second-round NCAA Tournament loss to Iowa, lucrative NIL opportunities and unfinished business brought them back to Gainesville.
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Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2026
Stein passed up the lucrative life of corporate law and instead devoted himself to public service.
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Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2026
The chair of the Senate health committee introduced a bill to restrict a federal drug discount program known as 340B that has been lucrative for nonprofit hospitals.
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John Wilkerson,
STAT,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for lucrative
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Instead, a painful second-round NCAA Tournament loss to Iowa, lucrative NIL opportunities and unfinished business brought them back to Gainesville.
—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2026
Stein passed up the lucrative life of corporate law and instead devoted himself to public service.
—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2026
The chair of the Senate health committee introduced a bill to restrict a federal drug discount program known as 340B that has been lucrative for nonprofit hospitals.
—
John Wilkerson,
STAT,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for lucrative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lucrative
profitable
Adjective
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While musicals, with their higher production costs and specific talent needs, still pursue long runs, plays are increasingly adopting this profitable, rapid turnover approach.
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Some cut routes that were less profitable or in-demand, American Airlines is temporarily suspending six domestic routes from August to October.
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“Lucrative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lucrative. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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