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Recent Examples of grubstake
Out of cash, Steen reluctantly abandoned grubstaking to work as a carpenter in Tucson, Arizona, for a year, but the uranium called to him.
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Aaron Robinson, Car and Driver, 27 July 2017
Aaron Robinson, Car and Driver, 27 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grubstake
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The Lowdown is paying tribute to its late star, Graham Greene.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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Their separation came five years after the couple were entangled in the Operation Varsity Blues scandal, pleading guilty to wire and mail fraud related to paying hundreds of thousands in bribes to get their daughters into the University of Southern California.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Bonhams says the auction proceeds will help stations — particularly smaller and rural ones — defray the cost burden of licensing fees, making Create available to more of them.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
8 Oct. 2025
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As part of a series of signings that will help defray Amazon’s annual $1.8 billion rights payment to the NBA, the online retailer/streamer has landed AT&T as the title sponsor of its new halftime show (The Half).—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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In what sure felt like an omen to me, earlier this year, DoorDash announced a partnership with the payment-by-installment company Klarna, thereby allowing customers to pay off an order of pad thai over several months.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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In all of these cases, the investments paid off primarily by scaling up existing powers and processes.—
Bipul Sinha,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Among the shoe firms that filed for bankruptcy this year are sneaker reseller Soleply, which sells sneakers from brands such as Yeezy, Asics, Nike, Jordan and New Balance, and children’s shoe retailer Amiga Shoes, which filed a Chapter 7 petition to liquidate.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Banks said, ‘Your client could liquidate and sell his position.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
17 Oct. 2025
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Partner with the Wisconsin Arts Board for an America's 250th folklife project, funded by a grant from the Smithsonian.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The charitable organization funded by the Johnson & Johnson heiress is known for gifts to education, health and civic projects.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Smith, who was unstoppable all game, hauled in a 20-yard TD from Andrews to stake Seguin to a seven-point lead at 35-28.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Oct. 2025
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The choice is one many small entrepreneurs must make to survive—either stake their entire future on the e-commerce giant or shut down entirely.—
Mara Weinraub,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
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Rioters have typically been ordered to pay $500 if found guilty of a misdemeanor or $2,000 if convicted of a felony to the Architect of the Capitol to recompense for the damage.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
13 Apr. 2025
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Our society doesn’t send teenagers to fight each other to the death and watch it on live TV as a form of entertainment and recompense for a long-ago rebellion.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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The rise in the costs of health care and health insurance premiums are a challenge to both employers who underwrite the bulk of the tab and workers who contribute through payroll deductions.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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How else to describe a technological project that produces art, music, film, and text that has not been underwritten by the human experience and is uniquely devoid of feeling?—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Grubstake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubstake. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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