as in commerce
the buying and selling of goods especially on a large scale and between different places nations struggling to compete in the global marketplace

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Recent Examples of marketplace Amazon used its marketplace data to copy and undercut sellers. Asad Ramzanali, Time, 6 Oct. 2025 The real test is whether original programming can still cut through in a crowded marketplace. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025 Since 2017, Zedge has aimed to empower creators to make a living making art through its thriving Zedge Premium marketplace. Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025 The online marketplace isn’t the only one jump-starting the holiday shopping season with early specials. Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for marketplace
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Noun
  • More than 95,000 customers agree on its power, and our commerce director Rachel Fletcher uses it on the regular to clean up pet messes.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The government could not pay its debts, defend the frontier or protect commerce from interference by states and foreign governments.
    Donald Nieman, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This is going to be a focal point right up until the trade deadline.
    Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • However, in August, Carney announced exemptions for goods covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada trade pact.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
  • In this case, to clear the freeway for traffic, California Highway Patrol thoroughly photographed and logged debris and materials from the scene, authorities said.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Marketplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marketplace. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.

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