grosses 1 of 2

plural of gross

grosses

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gross

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of grosses
Noun
Among the notable grosses in the final week of the season, Every Brilliant Thing reported a gross of $2,296,473 as star Daniel Radcliffe played his final performances. Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 May 2026 On the other hand, Beaches fell to 44 percent capacity at the Majestic Theatre, its lowest level yet, with grosses falling to $441,484 (its lowest gross for an eight-show week). Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grosses
Noun
  • Afif has hit the double-figure totals in goals in seven of his eight seasons in the Qatari league, while Al-Haydos came out of retirement to play one last time for the national team.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
  • The event’s infrastructure totals 380,000 tons, according to organizers.
    Catherine Lucey, Fortune, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • Back in 2019, team ownership aimed to use development profits from the Coliseum site to help finance a massive housing and ballpark project on the Oakland waterfront next to Jack London Square.
    Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
  • Not allowing insurance companies to shift profits to out-of-state subsidiaries would save me more money than this disaster.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • For a system that increasingly decides who earns billions in market access, that is a strange thing to leave unwritten.
    Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • No one earns their degree alone.
    Albert D. Mosley, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • Both had raised similar amounts of money.
    Mathew Miranda June 9, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
  • Quasars occur when these central supermassive black holes are surrounded by vast amounts of gas and dust called accretion disks.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • Pfeufer, who now works in sales, recently shared his receipts by posting photos of his yearbook on social media — which have since garnered upwards of 130,000 likes.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
  • These apps often work through location, receipts, purchases and rewards accounts.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • The Natural profile is the default for both SDR and HDR and nets good-looking colors with strong detail and smooth motion.
    Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 11 June 2026
  • Each show nets the Cyclones about $1 million.
    Matt Baker, New York Times, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • Three-quarters of Americans said their incomes aren't keeping up with inflation, according to a recent CBS News poll.
    Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • Vasos told analysts Tuesday that many of Dollar General’s core shoppers, who have mid-to-low incomes and live in rural areas, were paring back their food spending.
    Anne D’Innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • As Wembanyama garners worldwide attention, arriving right at Tatum and Silver’s New York doorstep in a moment that could change the sport, the NBA’s desire to expand hastens.
    Jared Weiss, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • Unless one candidate garners more than 50% of the votes to outright win the seat, the top two vote-getters will move on to the November general election ballot.
    Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 3 June 2026

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