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Recent Examples of fire sale
Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Burden is now prepping for a kind of fancy fire sale, organized with Christie’s.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 16 Sep. 2025
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 July 2025
Williams sprung the movie from IP jail through a fire-sale purchase of a tranche of Weinstein’s most infamous and treasured films.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 10 June 2025
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Noun
Third is that the front office, not the manager, held an unprecedented trade deadline fire sale, gutting 40 percent of the roster, including Carlos Correa and basically the entire bullpen.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Burden is now prepping for a kind of fancy fire sale, organized with Christie’s.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
By Steven Church, Bloomberg A portfolio of valuable California properties, including a hotel in the exclusive enclave of Laguna Beach, may be forced into liquidation at fire-sale prices because of a bitter court fight between the owners.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 July 2025
Williams sprung the movie from IP jail through a fire-sale purchase of a tranche of Weinstein’s most infamous and treasured films.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire sale
Noun
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These changes deliver eight inches of ground clearance and nine inches of wheel travel.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
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This feature flags products that are on sale—including Black Friday deals, Rollbacks, and clearance items—in a customer’s local Walmart store.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Water used in addition to the first 1,500 gallons per month will be billed at the regular, non-discounted rate.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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The state plans to update its online tool to help people find discounted rates to make coverage more affordable.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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All military guests who dine in on Veterans Day will also receive a Buy-One, Get-One bounce-back card for a future purchase.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Nov. 2025
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The two credit card giants have been entangled in a lawsuit brought by retailers for the last 20 years that alleged the companies have fixed the price of interchange fees — a large portion of the fees merchants pay when a customer makes a purchase with a credit card.—
Gordon Ebanks,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Long-term fans of the discount German grocery chain are quick to rave about the low prices, fun seasonal food finds, and the treasures that await each week in the famed middle aisle.—
Elliott Harrell,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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Aldi, the discount German grocer, is having a grand opening for its University City store at 9609 N. Tryon St. on Thursday, Sept. 4, according to the company.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In July 2025, Sparks held a garage sale, which violated the enforcement order.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
8 Oct. 2025
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The result looks less like a coffee table in a home and more like a display table at a garage sale.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Newly-solo Lionsgate on Thursday posted sharply lower overall film and TV businesses’ revenues and a reduced loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2026.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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The holiday kits offer a complete Thanksgiving spread at a reduced price, including everything needed for a delicious feast such as turkey and classic sides like mac and cheese, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and of course, pie.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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While bringing Ohtani out of the bullpen is tempting, especially for those who remember his closeout performance at the 2023 World Baseball Classic, there's a better way to handle it, because of the rules Major League Baseball created to help cater to Ohtani's unique two-way abilities.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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This season’s closeout lineup is no different, with deals up to 77% off.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Even with lowered rents, The Grand’s residents aren’t staying long.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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This was highlighted by the fact that Psyche’s April 2024 message – beamed from a distance of 225 million kilometers – reached Earth at a lowered 25 megabits per second.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Fire sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20sale. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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