Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grubstaked
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The hours of sleuthing the world’s largest online retailer for its Prime Day deals under $100 has finally paid off.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
7 Oct. 2025 -
Something that costs now in the billions should be built to last, but instead the modern American sports venue is trashed once the 30-year mortgage is paid off.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Oct. 2025
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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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Brighton paid second-tier Dutch club Breda less than £2million for the then 20-year-old in September 2020, with the potential for the fee to rise to nearly £3m with add-ons.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Three hundred and thirty days after Hersh was taken, her son's body was returned to her – 114 pounds on a frame that once stood six feet tall, and now, had six wounds.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Officers have stood guard at the yellow police tape around the clock since Sunday.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
3 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
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“Grubstaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubstaked. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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