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Definition of firmnext
as in company
a commercial or industrial activity or organization merged with another firm to become a major player in the brokerage business

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Recent Examples of firm
Noun
Everyone from the president of the New York Yankees (Randy Levine) to an oil billionaire (Cody Campbell) to a private equity firm (Smash Capital) is shaping the future of college athletics with no meaningful input from actual college athletes. Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 This was in the nineties, before real-estate investment trusts and private-equity firms had fully appreciated the cash-cow potential of housing people’s stuff, so there weren’t many similar facilities around. David Owen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Adjective
Last year, site costs in Northern Virginia and the Northeast surpassed $8 million per acre, according to real estate firm CBRE. Tobias Burns, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026 For example, Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed has taken a firm stance opposing Israel. Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for firm
Recent Examples of Synonyms for firm
Noun
  • Marshall, the owner of Mogul Vision, which employed Morgenroth, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on behalf of himself, the company or Morgenroth.
    Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Looming over it all is billionaire Matthew Prince, a Park City resident who had expressed frustrations with how Vail Resorts has operated its Park City property, blaming Vail CEO Rob Katz for the company’s financial troubles.
    Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Organic chemistry targets scale Unlike batteries that store energy in solid electrodes, flow batteries keep their energy-storing electrolytes in external tanks.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026
  • But then again, Enzo Maresca’s side have won three out of three and dug out a solid away victory in the Champions League in midweek.
    Duncan Alexander, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • In top cities like Austin, Miami and Nashville, cash-flowing properties can be harder to find.
    Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Two blue and yellow humanoid robots attempted to beat each other up with punches twice as hard as Mike Tyson’s.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The Georgia Tech biologist works with treelike clusters of genetically identical yeast cells that remain stuck together after cell division.
    Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The hotter market for luxury properties comes at a time when the broader housing market remains stuck in a yearslong rut.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Morgan’s resolute denials pleased his family and friends, but in fact he was deeply rattled.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Yet Cao’s projects are less expository than Farocki’s, less resolute in their theses.
    Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Nuclear power, where viable, can offer another source of relatively stable generation costs.
    Nana Menya Ayensu, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Don also taught his son how to be a light for people who need him, how to be level-headed and stable and how to deal with adversity.
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Neither Jović nor Eala has a sturdy serve, as is common among players their age, so quick points were few and far between.
    Ava Wallace, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Its full aluminum build is sturdy and lightweight enough to hold for a long time, and battery life is solid for how bright the screen is, clocking in at over six hours on a single charge in our testing.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The judge then reread his instructions on reasonable doubt before sending them back to continue deliberating.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Deadlocked jurors have deliberated seven days, with one panelist accused of misapplying reasonable doubt, exposing deep divisions over whether the Massachusetts mother is criminally responsible for killing her three young children.
    Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Firm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firm. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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