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Recent Examples of grossing
Topline Movie theaters just had their lowest-grossing summer in three years, as this year’s total barely fell below last summer’s gross as moviegoing cooled in August, despite early analyst expectations that this summer could have been a return to box office glory.
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Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grossing
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While many wealthier Americans have enjoyed years of double-digit stock market gains, advancing home prices and rising wages, those earning less have been squeezed by the combination of higher prices, debt and a slowing job market.—
Luciana Lopez,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Current court battles include players seeking to play longer, without lower-college seasons counting against their eligibility, and earning NIL money while doing it.—
ANDREW DESTIN,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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On that night in March, to the surprise of nobody, Arsenal ran their mid-table Premier League hosts ragged, beating them 5-1, with Henry and Freddie Ljungberg scoring twice, and Kolo Toure netting the other.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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To clean these items, place a piece of netting over a vacuum's upholstery tool to reduce suction and gently suction away dust.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Pitt scored 13 Emmy nominations, garnering five wins including, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Noah Wyle and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for LaNasa.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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With Sengun garnering a 27% usage rate, Durant’s offensive role changed in Houston.—
Stan Son,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Her husband joined her in 1999 after obtaining a visa.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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No other property or business owners in the city have applied to form an entertainment district, which is part of obtaining a common consumption license.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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Apparently realizing that launching feuds with other female celebrities could be bad for her burgeoning beauty-products brand, Tisdale immediately jumped into damage control mode Tuesday and had her rep insist to TMZ that her essay was not about Duff, Moore or Trainor.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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And in 1945, American inventor Percy Spencer developed the microwave oven after realizing that the candy bar in his pocket began to melt near a magnetron.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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Over the years, Brewer, as a pro athlete with endorsements, witnessed the transactions involving local Somali immigrants who were attaining wealth.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Jan. 2026
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To that end, Shaq is throwing in a new car as an incentive for Wilmore to focus on attaining his goal.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
31 Dec. 2025
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Maxwell is eligible for release in 2037 after serving a 20-year sentence for procuring girls for Epstein, who was found dead in a federal jail in New York City before his trial in 2019.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
20 Dec. 2025
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For the first time in over a decade, the comedian returns to the stage for a stand-up that touches on everything from tackling anxiety to procuring cat medication.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
20 Dec. 2025
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Bregman played his first nine seasons with the Houston Astros, winning World Series titles in 2017 and 2022 — although the first of those yielded a sign-stealing scandal that earned Bregman and his teammates plenty of scorn.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Miami is just 7-15 against teams with a winning record this season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Grossing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grossing. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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