fire sales

Definition of fire salesnext
plural of fire sale
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Noun
  • The team won 64% of its duels overall and 81% of aerial duels while making more tackles, interceptions, clearances and more.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
  • Some are; aggregators handle real complexity in rights clearances, technical standards, and platform relationships.
    Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • My mom bought my picture books secondhand, at garage sales.
    Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026
  • Avoid purchasing these items when browsing garage sales, yard sales, estate sales, flea markets, and beyond.
    Nina Derwin, Martha Stewart, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • So people who use Croissant will get 10 percent back on purchases made within the network in credits that can be used immediately to purchase other goods.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The district attorney's office said the purchases included a family trip to Disney World, an Outer Banks vacation rental, country club membership fees, limousine service, purchase and installation of a hot tub at Fantuzzo's home and payment of local and state property taxes.
    Mike Darnay, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Many avid thrifters agree that there are few categories of items worth leaving behind at yard sales.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Sacramento County allows up to three yard sales per year, each lasting no more than two consecutive days.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The internships, the GPA, the career fairs.
    Andy Molinsky, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
  • The Initiative partnered with churches to organize health fairs and offer screenings for HIV, blood pressure, mammograms and more, according to Alston-Cleveland.
    Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
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“Fire sales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20sales. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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