as in customers
a person who buys goods and services
Most consumers are comfortable making purchases on the Internet.
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Recent Examples of consumers
Stable prices let consumers grow their wealth, spending and investing it.
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Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
In 2026, consumers are more focused on their health than ever before.
—Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2026
Getting insurers on board would be a key plank of a larger push to persuade consumers to try a whole new approach to contraception.
—Ana Castelain, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
Company leaders have attributed slower demand to higher mortgage rates, economic uncertainty and consumers’ hesitance to spring for pricier projects.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
With businesses barely adding jobs, consumers remain gloomy about the economy.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
The concept never quite cottoned with consumers though and the stores were more of a curiosity than a mass market phenomenon.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Growth Cave lured consumers through YouTube ads and email marketing, selling an online program called Knowledge Business Accelerator.
—City News Service, Daily News, 28 Jan. 2026
Infiniti is here and ready to deliver for their consumers.
—Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
In 2026, consumers are more focused on their health than ever before.
—Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2026
Getting insurers on board would be a key plank of a larger push to persuade consumers to try a whole new approach to contraception.
—Ana Castelain, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
Company leaders have attributed slower demand to higher mortgage rates, economic uncertainty and consumers’ hesitance to spring for pricier projects.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
With businesses barely adding jobs, consumers remain gloomy about the economy.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
The concept never quite cottoned with consumers though and the stores were more of a curiosity than a mass market phenomenon.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Growth Cave lured consumers through YouTube ads and email marketing, selling an online program called Knowledge Business Accelerator.
—City News Service, Daily News, 28 Jan. 2026
Infiniti is here and ready to deliver for their consumers.
—Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consumers
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Sales could be even better, Apple said, if the company could secure enough chips to meet its customers’ iPhone demands.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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One additional point is that conversion rates also rose when customers interacted with the new flow.—
Chris Lipp,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The popularity of cannabis continues to rise in 2026, with statistics showing that around 15% of Americans are current users, and more than 22% have used it sometime in the past year.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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And the Iranian government is cracking down on satellite internet users and arresting those smuggling the terminals.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Trade-in buyers with negative equity financed $11,164 more than the typical new car buyer.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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The company was founded in 2013 and initially worked on Republican political campaigns, applying then-novel social graphs to helping clients make their case to stakeholders.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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To offset costs, sometimes lawyers used cheap overseas labor to screen prospective clients.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Consumers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consumers. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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