as in profitable
yielding a profit
unfortunately, raising employees' salaries would not be economic—the business would have to fold
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Recent Examples of economic
The release of the vacation photos sparked immediate outrage on social media, with critics slamming Moore for indulging in a luxury getaway while Maryland, and particularly Baltimore, grapples with rampant crime and economic struggles.
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Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
Rather than preparing markets for a manageable transition, the president has chosen to use apocalyptic warnings as a judicial pressure campaign—ensuring that when the bill comes due, the economic shock will be amplified by his own dire predictions.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The report cautions that spending plans could shift if tariff concerns or economic conditions change.
—Joan Verdon, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The resolution, though tabled, sparked concerns about racial profiling and economic consequences in a city heavily reliant on immigrant labor.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
Rather than preparing markets for a manageable transition, the president has chosen to use apocalyptic warnings as a judicial pressure campaign—ensuring that when the bill comes due, the economic shock will be amplified by his own dire predictions.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The report cautions that spending plans could shift if tariff concerns or economic conditions change.
—Joan Verdon, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The resolution, though tabled, sparked concerns about racial profiling and economic consequences in a city heavily reliant on immigrant labor.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for economic
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Kurt Hutson, owner of Rise Academy located north of Dallas in Allen, said 3- and 4-year-old students are the most profitable in terms of the revenue source from their tuition.—
Lina Ruiz
September 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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Adopt zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) and multiparty computation (MPC) to validate identity attributes without exposing the raw data, making synthetic identity theft less profitable.—
Rohan Pinto,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Sweet Martha’s, which operates three stands at the fair, is more lucrative than any other food purveyor by a huge margin.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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This designation gives them access to federal benefits intended for rural communities, such as lower thresholds for qualifying for the lucrative 340B Drug Pricing Program and expanded graduate medical education slots.—
Ge Bai,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Economic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/economic. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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