as in customer
a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business
a law firm soliciting new clients through television advertising
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Recent Examples of client
There, clients give up smartphones, gaming, social media, and other tech—often for months—and spend 24 to 30 hours a week in intensive therapy.
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Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Outside the courtroom, Fitzsimmons lawyers Timothy Bradl and Martha Coakley, the former state Attorney General, thanked all the people who had supported their client as well as the judge for giving them a fair trial.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Primal Fear charts the story of a Chicago defense attorney who believes that his altar boy client is not guilty of murdering a Catholic bishop.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
Bonds said his agent, Dennis Gilbert, wasn’t happy about his client giving Steinbrenner the brushoff.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Outside the courtroom, Fitzsimmons lawyers Timothy Bradl and Martha Coakley, the former state Attorney General, thanked all the people who had supported their client as well as the judge for giving them a fair trial.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Primal Fear charts the story of a Chicago defense attorney who believes that his altar boy client is not guilty of murdering a Catholic bishop.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
Bonds said his agent, Dennis Gilbert, wasn’t happy about his client giving Steinbrenner the brushoff.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for client
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Both the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the state’s Office of Consumer Counsel, which advocates on behalf of utility customers, have also called for further analysis before lawmakers open the door to plug-in solar.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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Thousands of customers at the shuttered auto dealer can’t catch a break on their debt.—
Steven Church,
Bloomberg,
25 Mar. 2026
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Furthermore, the lawsuit contends that while LaBeouf’s attorneys were still aggressively pursuing their position and seeking monetary compensation from Barnett, a partying LaBeouf was arrested in New Orleans on assault charges for allegedly punching two bar patrons.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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Although admission to the daytime stages is free, passes are for sale that allow patrons into VIP areas at these locations and offer priority admission to the Chevy Riverfront Stage, which is the biggest concert area short of Nissan Stadium.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Whiteley Estate also harvests rainwater, which is reused in both guest bathrooms and public areas, and runs on an energy monitoring system that analyses the use of electricity, heating, water and gas to optimize how and when it’s used.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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Emma D'Arcy landed an Emmy nomination playing an older version of Rhaenyra later in Season 1 and stayed the lead in Season 2, though Alcock also reprised her role as a guest star.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Client.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/client. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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