FAIR-TRADE Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

fair-trade

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Definition of fair-trade

as in to wholesale

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The company doesn’t wholesale its collection.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Light industrial uses could include storage yards, data and information processing, medical or dental laboratories, research and development, warehouses, wholesaling or a recycling center.

— Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2026

Definition of wholesale

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Throughout the World Cup, videos have emerged on Instagram and TikTok of StubHub customers describing their nightmare experiences with the ticket-selling platform.

— Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
The company sells in 90 countries, up from 70 in 2021, and has deepened its presence in Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.

— Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

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Fortunately for Ram, the company was still building some Hemis to supply its heavy-duty truck line, so bringing production back online was more a matter of scaling back up than rebuilding the whole thing from scratch.

— Byron Hurd, The Drive, 9 July 2026
The decision means the plant, which had been approaching the end of its originally licensed operational period, will now supply low-carbon power to businesses and homes for two additional decades.

— Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026

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While the permits from that project do not reference the fence or driveway, Google Earth images from February 2019 appear to show both improvements already in place months before Martinez purchased the home.

— Larry Seward, CBS News, 14 July 2026
The streaming giant was positioned to acquire much of the company, but Netflix pulled out in February when Paramount pledged to purchase all of WBD, including its news arm CNN.

— Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of purchase

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This pursuit of inner peace, whether through vacations or symbolic purchases, may reflect a generation trying to buy calm in a country where certainty is itself a luxury.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
La Scuola del Cuoio carries on Florence’s historic leather-making tradition and is the perfect place to buy a high-quality artisan bag.

— Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026

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