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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
The firm launched the VanEck AA-BBB CLO ETF (CLOB) last September. Michelle Fox, CNBC, 6 June 2025 Within days, Wall Street firms softened their forecasts of a downturn. Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 June 2025
Adjective
Trump has issued a presidential memorandum revoking the security clearances of lawyers at the firm Covington & Burlington who were part of Smith’s cases against Trump. Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025 Despite the emotional appeals, the woman and her husband have remained firm in their decision. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for firm
Recent Examples of Synonyms for firm
Noun
  • The suit alleges that other Range employees also stole confidential information, including by pressuring CAA employees who remained at the company.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 10 June 2025
  • Last year, the company tallied 93 million engagements across social media and achieved $10 million in revenue.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 June 2025
Adjective
  • The Eufy Life mobile app is solid, including easy at-a-glance views, long-term charts, and drill-down capabilities.
    Christopher Null, Wired News, 4 June 2025
  • The guitar’s serial number is not known, but there is a unique tell that will allow it to be authenticated, according to Agnesi; the inlay on its 12th fret is solid, not split like the others on the neck, which was standard for the ES-345 at the time.
    Gary Graff, Billboard, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • Sandoval has received some pay bumps, including a temporary $10,000-a-year bonus for Hawaii special education teachers designed to alleviate shortages in that and other hard-to-staff areas.
    Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Whether those numbers are an overstatement, or possibly an understatement, is hard to say.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • Coupling calmness with resolute silence can be masterful.
    John Baldoni, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
  • But as the match progressed, Djokovic – who turned 38 on Thursday – showed the kind of resolute determination which appeared to have deserted him of late, breaking Hurkacz four times in a tiebreak after each player had held serve throughout the second set.
    Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
Adjective
  • This release is aimed at fixing some problems that cropped up in an earlier Gemini Pro update, and the word is, this version will become a stable release that comes to the Gemini app for everyone to use.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 June 2025
  • Now, investors looking for stable returns may want to consider diversified investment alternatives such as the Trefis High Quality portfolio, which has showcased impressive performance, yielding over 91% returns since its inception.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • Yet while hiring generally has slowed, other economists figured job growth remained sturdy last month as companies frustrated by labor shortages during the pandemic continued to curtail layoffs.
    Paul Davidson, USA Today, 7 June 2025
  • Uwharrie National Forest About 1 hour and 15 minutes from Charlotte Pack sunscreen, bug spray, sturdy walking shoes, and lots of water and snacks for a day trip to Uwharrie National Forest—one of four national forests in North Carolina—and the Badin Lake Recreation Area.
    Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • LPs expect distributions within a reasonable timeframe.
    Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
  • Florida's attorney general can collect civil penalties of up to $50,000 per violation, reasonable attorney fees, and court costs, while minors can also pursue up to $10,000 in damages.
    Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • Once near the bases, the roofs of the mobile houses were remotely opened, and the drones deployed to launch their strikes.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
  • No one supposedly could locate the accused to bring to trial, despite the men belonging to one of England’s highest nobility houses.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 June 2025

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“Firm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firm. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.

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