as in customer
a person who buys goods and services
Most consumers are comfortable making purchases on the Internet.
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Recent Examples of consumer
Some consumers may be hesitant to recycle devices because of the personal data stored on them.
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ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Nigeria’s controversial decision to scrap fuel subsidies left the country better prepared to capture a windfall from spiking oil prices, and protect consumers from higher costs, the top energy advisor to President Bola Tinubu told Semafor.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Benavidez echoed that sentiment, adding that corporate decisions are not made in a vacuum — and that consumers and shareholders have influence.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Predicting exactly when a battery will fail remains a critical challenge for electric vehicles, consumer electronics, and grid storage systems.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Nigeria’s controversial decision to scrap fuel subsidies left the country better prepared to capture a windfall from spiking oil prices, and protect consumers from higher costs, the top energy advisor to President Bola Tinubu told Semafor.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Benavidez echoed that sentiment, adding that corporate decisions are not made in a vacuum — and that consumers and shareholders have influence.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Predicting exactly when a battery will fail remains a critical challenge for electric vehicles, consumer electronics, and grid storage systems.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consumer
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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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Weather apps have a tendency to alienate their user bases, perhaps because people’s physical experiences—their plans, their dress, their commutes—so directly depend on an accurate report.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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Accessibility Overall, Bella Grande is not well-suited to wheelchair users or those with mobility concerns.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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Agent-to-Agent (A2A) interaction — where a buyer’s AI and a seller’s AI communicate directly through APIs — can compress weeks of supplier negotiations and logistics coordination into minutes of high-fidelity data exchange.—
Kuo Zhang,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2026
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The property also lands as Washington’s luxury market continues to draw a new class of buyer.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
23 Mar. 2026
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Arnold has not been charged, and his attorney, Tim Jansen, denied his client's involvement in the case.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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But Nussbaumer is working on a party closet in a San Antonio home that will hold her client’s collection of Mexican and Latin ceramics.—
Kelley Bruss,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Consumer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consumer. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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