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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grubstakes
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Shopping discount/manager markdowns pays off Becky Shotts, 29, of Chattanooga, Tennessee has found savings by looking for discount markdowns by managers at her grocery store.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025 -
The conceit is risky but pays off.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Oct. 2025
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In the most severe cases, the state pays up to $86,000 annually for a person’s home care, Reiskin said.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
20 Sep. 2025
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Other vendors include stands selling caramel apples, hot dogs, burgers, burritos and tacos.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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From 1844 till her death in 1922, Sarah would continue making additions to the property, which now stands at 24,000 square feet, with 160 rooms, 10,000 windows, 2,000 doors, 47 stairways and fireplaces and more.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Prince Andrew ⬆ Stripped of titles, evicted from his mansion, becomes Andrew Mountbatten Windsor—yet King Charles pays his rent at Sandringham for life.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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When a customer pays cash and doesn't have exact change, the purchase total is rounded down by as much as two cents or up by as much two cents.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Ottawa — ‘#WANTITALL’ is an unlikely hashtag for a country that stakes its brand on being humble and nice.—
Paula Newton,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Everything around you stakes an equal claim.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Grubstakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubstakes. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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