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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire sales
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Many of Syspoint's clients are government contractors with higher types of clearances.—
Rick Ritter,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026 -
Back-foot measures blocks and clearances, while front-foot notes how often a player goes hunting for defensive actions.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Car purchases are the second largest purchase most households make, if not the largest.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Muise said that Moscow, home to the University of Idaho, is like other college towns and cities around the nation, where lights posts and street signs are targets for all kinds of political messaging (or nonpolitical messaging, such as fliers for yard sales, concerts or missing pets).—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Dec. 2025
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People have yard sales in here.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Dec. 2025
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Support for Seniors also participated in and sponsored senior center resource fairs at the Tustin Area Senior Center.—
Magda Liszewska,
Oc Register,
12 Jan. 2026
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Seed fairs and society events dotted the schedule, and new specialty categories for judging arrived with regularity.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Fire sales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20sales. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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