Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grubstaking
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In February, Pepsi cut prices on Lay's, Tostitos, Doritos and Cheetos by as much as 15% to try to win back shoppers; the efforts are paying off already.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2026 -
Fifteen years in, the strategy is paying off.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Alan’s brother, Merrill Osmond, 72, was among those paying tribute.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Wrestlers operated as independent contractors, and this allowed the McMahons to avoid paying benefits.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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This imbalance is one of the main hurdles still standing.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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Preliminary investigation indicated that an unknown offender pulled out a gun and shot into a crowd of people who were standing outside, hitting three of them.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Americans are hitting the road despite elevated prices For many Americans there is no choice besides paying up.—
Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2026
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Often these are aimed at either conning applicants into paying up-front fees or providing personal information that the scammers later use to gain access to credit in the victim’s name.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Installation costs can reach into the tens of thousands of dollars, which is why most federal and state policies promoting heat pump adoption have focused on defraying them.—
Ben Christopher,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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With Spirit Airlines reportedly possibly liquidating in the near future, Arnold Palmer Regional Airport is bracing for its sole carrier of 15 years to go away.—
Christopher DeRose,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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By 1941, the Disney brothers were forced to seriously consider selling or liquidating the company.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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Commissioner Joshua Wostal, an outspoken opponent of the deal as currently structured, presented the possibility of funding the stadium with only tourist tax dollars.—
Nicolas Villamil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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The creators have reinvested their returns into funding the studio and hiring additional talent, enabling them to prioritize connecting with their community.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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That galleries from the Global South now stand on equal footing with their counterparts from New York and London feels almost unremarkable today.—
Mina Al-Oraibi,
Time,
14 Apr. 2026
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Even as Dhillon tied herself more closely to Trump, however, MAGA’s shift toward explicit white supremacy and Christian nationalism left her footing in the movement less than secure.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Grubstaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubstaking. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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