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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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One suggested paying for outside services, such as privatized tutoring.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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Most other federal workers, however, do not get paid, even if they are deemed essential and required to work.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Solar can help us defray some cost.—
Anita Gosch,
Oc Register,
20 Sep. 2025
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Whereas opposition parties favored cutting or abolishing it, the ruling coalition of the LDP and Komeito—concerned that such a move would spook financial markets—instead offered one-time cash payments of roughly $140 per person to defray the cost of living.—
Mireya Solís,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Anantaajith Raghuraman Salah gamble not paying off At the end of last season, Salah made no secret of the fact that his defensive responsibilities had decreased under Slot.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Those investments have already begun to pay off, as Walmart reported a 26 percent growth in e-commerce sales in the second quarter of 2025, attributing the gains in part to faster delivery speeds.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Many SPACs liquidated rather than find deals, and the once red-hot sector became a cautionary tale.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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Once cataloged, items were confiscated with typical Teutonic efficiency and sent to Germany or liquidated for Hitler’s war effort.—
Christopher C. Gorham
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With the ending of placements at the Civic and city-funded rooms in other CoLEAD shelters, safety ambassadors who were paid to quell the violence on Third Avenue turned to other shelter organizations.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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Among the group's priorities is funding the coalition's affordable housing trust fund, which was created to provide homes for households with an annual income of less than $30,000.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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These solar spotlights can be either staked in the ground or mounted on the wall, giving you tons of placement flexibility.—
Jamie Fischer,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Oct. 2025
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Fans of the former Washington Wizards player, however, are getting another shot at staking claim to the trophy estate.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
5 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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Their energy supplies and huge sovereign wealth funds help underwrite America’s competitive edge over China in energy and capital-intensive industries of the future—AI, cloud computing, and the mining and processing of rare-earth minerals.—
Firas Maksad,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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Trump has called on NATO members to increase their defense spending to reduce America’s role in underwriting European security.—
Daniel Bush,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Grubstake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubstake. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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