Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grubstaked
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And his presence immediately paid off against the Los Angeles Galaxy.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2026 -
In an interview with CBS News Texas, Republican consultant Vinny Minchillo said Paxton's efforts paid off.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Records also show that in 2005, Greenberg and his wife, Kathryn, paid $600,000 in cash for a small ground-floor unit using the address of the second-floor apartment.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
20 Mar. 2026
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The rest of these [media members] are getting paid — not enough.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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Ronald White of Milton, dressed in colonial attire, stood among a line of reenactors firing replica muskets in the church’s graveyard following the service and said the anniversary carries personal meaning.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Less than a block from where the convention center once stood, the cafe typically saw heavy foot traffic from SXSW.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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These costs are defrayed by the consumption tax—which Takaichi promises to slash on food—and by income taxes paid by a shrinking labor force.—
Jeff Kingston,
Time,
15 Feb. 2026
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Hands are stabbed, feet are liquidated, fingers are severed, bodies are impaled (at one point an entire butcher block of kitchen knives has to be used to subdue Todd), an ear and a nose are bitten off, shotgun holes are blown into faces, and prison rape is treated as a parlor game.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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While the facility maintains precise ownership records, the exact gold bars or coins originally purchased may not be the ones distributed if the account is liquidated or metals are withdrawn.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Grubstaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubstaked. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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