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Definition of grossesnext
plural of gross

grosses

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verb

present tense third-person singular of gross

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of grosses
Noun
Broadway typically takes a hit to its grosses for the week of Halloween and the New York City Marathon and last week was no exception, as overall industry gross dropped 8 percent. Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grosses
Noun
  • Job totals being cut in Raleigh and Wilmington were not disclosed by the airline.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026
  • If dry air is stronger or advances farther south than expected, snow totals will trend lower.
    Joe Ruch, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Currently a person with a degree in accounting earns about $60,000 to start.
    Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Then, the sport’s oldest rivalry earns an elevated stage, as the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears square up at Soldier Field.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Stars like Castela earn exorbitant amounts playing agricultural trade shows and rodeos all over the country.
    Carolina Abbott Galvão, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Former Fort Worth Police Chief Jeffrey Halstead said the cash-only bond amounts appear consistent with the severity of the charges and the court’s findings.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Revenue-sharing agreements divert profits that could otherwise flow to pension funds serving teachers, first responders, and blue-collar workers.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Under the league’s proposal, players would receive in excess of 70% of net revenue — though that would be their take of the profits after expenses are paid.
    Doug Feinberg, Twin Cities, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Suno users generate 7 million new tracks a day, which every two weeks nets out to about as many songs as exist on Spotify.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
  • The good news is that there are still some last-chance Cyber Monday deals, such as this fantastic Walmart deal, which nets you over $1000 off the Sony A7R V camera.
    Chris McMullen, Space.com, 2 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • This month’s astrology asks for receipts and reciprocity, because chemistry alone isn’t enough to sustain something meaningful.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Drivers should therefore keep digital copies of their policy, repair receipts, photos of their car and any communications with their insurer.
    Ethan M. Stone, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • If the California initiative garners enough signatures, Newsom and the state legislature could potentially try to block it from appearing on the November ballot by filing an emergency petition with the California Supreme Court.
    Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026
  • When the work is done and enters the world, there’s a decent chance that the reporting garners relatively little attention.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Ronny Hartmann | Afp | Getty Images Rolls-Royce shares have hit fresh record highs every single trading day so far this year, as the aerospace and defense firm reaps benefits from multiple directions – from its exposure to defense, to its thriving power systems business and a wider FTSE 100 rally.
    Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Although everyone reaps the benefits of a more reliable grid, local landowners might not see those as sufficient to compensate for the impacts of the line, the commission says.
    Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 12 Dec. 2025

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“Grosses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grosses. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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