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
The collection and sale of driving data is widespread across the automotive industry, the Federal Trade Commission noted in a 2024 warning to consumers.
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
But what more and more consumers in China clearly will pay for is an emotionally rich journey to a new destination.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
The idea is to offer lower-cost plans to consumers to expand health care access.
—Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, NPR, 18 Feb. 2026
In the end, only about 20% of the tariffs were passed on to consumers, according to a November paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
Those missing workers and consumers would have contributed an additional $86 billion in household spending and supported 741,500 jobs, Implan found.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Kraft Heinz has lost out to rivals, with Cahillane saying a recent spate of price hikes alienated consumers who were already straying from its brands in favor of healthier alternatives at a lower cost.
—Reuters
wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
Though much of the money comes from subscriptions from companies and other heavy users, companies serving regular consumers will probably need to increasingly rely on ads and other methods to monetize mass market users.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
But what more and more consumers in China clearly will pay for is an emotionally rich journey to a new destination.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
The idea is to offer lower-cost plans to consumers to expand health care access.
—Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, NPR, 18 Feb. 2026
In the end, only about 20% of the tariffs were passed on to consumers, according to a November paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
Those missing workers and consumers would have contributed an additional $86 billion in household spending and supported 741,500 jobs, Implan found.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Kraft Heinz has lost out to rivals, with Cahillane saying a recent spate of price hikes alienated consumers who were already straying from its brands in favor of healthier alternatives at a lower cost.
—Reuters
wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
Though much of the money comes from subscriptions from companies and other heavy users, companies serving regular consumers will probably need to increasingly rely on ads and other methods to monetize mass market users.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consumers
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To me, a vision brings alignment — internally with our staff, and externally with our customers, stakeholders, and partners.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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That makes Iran the world’s sixth-largest oil producer – an impressive feat, considering Iran faces worldwide sanctions that have severely limited its potential customers.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Not all iPhone users will have access to the feature.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Afterwards, ByteDance rolled back that feature and introduced verification requirements for users who want to create digital avatars with their own images and audio, according to Chinese media.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 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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Wasserman’s appearance in the Epstein files document dump, despite the consensual nature of his exchanges with Maxwell, has set off a firestorm among some of the clients represented by Wasserman’s sports, marketing and entertainment units.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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The past week marked the culmination of a PR crisis for Wasserman, who had lost the confidence of many of his agents and clients in the wake of the scandal.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Consumers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consumers. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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