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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
Verb
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In 2025, the department spent about thirty million dollars paying people not to work.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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In fact, many retailers find themselves in a similar quandary because tariff refunds will go to whoever paid the actual customs bill.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In return, Allen’s company receives most of the commercial spots in the programs, which his company can sell to advertisers to defray its costs.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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That sum effectively defrays the production costs, while providing exclusive access to sports TV’s most clutter-free ad environment.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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And in November 2025 the efforts paid off as Noble South earned a prestigious Michelin Bib Gourmand designation, quite nice since Rainosek admits there’s a little brother complex when Mobile is compared to New Orleans.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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With their equity, employees have helped their parents pay off mortgages and have plans to make educational dreams come true.—
Vicente Reynal,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Here’s what to know amid reports the airline could liquidate.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
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Plus, most beneficiaries who inherit traditional retirement accounts must liquidate them within 10 years and withdrawals are taxed, but no Roth withdrawals, even by heirs, is ever taxed.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Charter schools are similar to public schools in being publicly funded and tuition-free, but they are independently operated under agreements with the government.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Legislature has circumvented the ban by making K-12 vouchers available to students instead of funding private schools directly.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Phillies starter Jesús Luzardo — who struck out 11 without a walk in his last start in Colorado — took a no-hitter into the fifth and was staked to a 4-0 lead.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Ritz-Carlton now has three superyachts, Evrima, Ilma, and Luminara; and Aman will launch their first yacht Amangati next year, clear signs that luxury hospitality brands are staking their claim at sea.—
Divia Thani,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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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Soon enough, there was the Giorgio Armani retrospective at the Guggenheim, and JPMorgan Chase underwrote the opening day of the new MoMA, which had spent half a billion dollars to rebuild itself.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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By reinforcing our economic strength, digital trade underwrites our technological leadership and enhances our national security.—
Josh Kallmer,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Grubstake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubstake. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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