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adjective

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Recent Examples of fire sale
Noun
With the right plan and budget for completion, the lender can avoid a fire sale. Joshua Stein, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 My Basquiat His gallerist was furious at him and had a fire sale to get rid of all his stuff. Kim Hastreiter, Curbed, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Large investors are throwing in the towel and selling prime properties at fire-sale prices, because the majority are over-leveraged while vacancies continue to rise, leading to lower cash flow. Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024 Milan is already known as a global capital of fashion, but fire-sale shopping is gaining traction. Andrea Pietrini, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fire sale
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire sale
Noun
  • That clearance came from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or CFIUS, and marked a key step for Cerebras in its effort to go public.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 15 May 2025
  • But Jansen Miller’s clearance inadvertently went straight to Pompeu at the top corner of the box, and his curling shot was unstoppable.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • That means buyers can no longer carve out for purchase just the clean assets.
    Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • Amelia and her family hosted Amelia’s Act of Kindness Yard Sale on Saturday at Homer Glen’s Heritage Park, where the community could donate new toys for area hospitals and purchase used toys with proceeds helping fund playground equipment geared for students of all abilities.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • Shein and Temu make up 17% of the discount US market, according to a congressional report on China’s e-commerce exports.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
  • For non-discount customers, PG&E said in an email its typical bill is around $211 per month as of January.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Plants leftover after the main plant sale will also be sold in a community garage sale being held at different locations in Ramona.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The Van Gogh Museum says a painting discovered at a Minnesota garage sale that appeared to be by the famed artist is not a real Van Gogh after all.
    Axios Twin Cities, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Our closeout for the night is Game 3 between the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • However, those aggressive closeouts gave Jones the time to step into pull-up jumpers with no contest.
    Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Related Articles Marking another stop in the fair’s world trip, Pitti Uomo is mounting Code Korea, a new section spotlighting fashion brands from South Korea, the season’s guest nation, headlined by guest designer Post Archive Faction, as reported.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
  • Other standout sessions during the fair included a block-printing workshop by the Museum of Craft and Design, Marc Horowitz’s satirical lecture on absurdist art history, and a moving panel on motherhood and artistic practice featuring Silverman and artists Rupy C. Tut and Libby Black.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • The plan is to open no more than 20 globally so the company can continue to service its most-important wholesale clients such as Bergdorf Goodman in New York and Stanley Korshak in Dallas.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
  • Around the time of On’s 2021 initial public offering, Nike saw declining sales during a pullback from wholesale retailers and stalling innovation.
    Merritt Enright, CNBC, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • Orland Park church hosts rummage sale A rummage sale is planned for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 9 and 8 a.m. to noon May 10 at Orland Park Christian Reformed Church, 7500 Sycamore Drive, Orland Park.
    Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
  • Women in the church’s circle began hosting rummage sales nearly 50 years ago in the building now housing Chapel on the Green.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Fire sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20sale. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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