as in cheap
of low quality
a store full of low-rent items
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Recent Examples of low-rent
The teaser shows Cruise in cowboy boots dancing with a shovel in what looks to be a Los Angeles-type of low-rent apartment, as well as on a pier.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
The natural habitat for these kinds of production values is home viewing, where the ripe dialogue can do the heavy lifting and the low-rent CGI explosions don’t have to stand up to big-screen scrutiny.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025
The Muslim community in Dearborn, and indeed all Muslim communities across Michigan and the whole of our nation, will not be intimidated or baited by low-rent bigots.
—Heath Kalb, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
When the ceiling collapses in her Montauk apartment, she’s forced to move to a bleak low-rent motel.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
The natural habitat for these kinds of production values is home viewing, where the ripe dialogue can do the heavy lifting and the low-rent CGI explosions don’t have to stand up to big-screen scrutiny.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025
The Muslim community in Dearborn, and indeed all Muslim communities across Michigan and the whole of our nation, will not be intimidated or baited by low-rent bigots.
—Heath Kalb, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
When the ceiling collapses in her Montauk apartment, she’s forced to move to a bleak low-rent motel.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for low-rent
Adjective
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The pricier piece is often the cheaper one to own.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
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That marks a shift from an older data-center playbook built around cheap land, fiber access and tax incentives, with power planning often becoming a constraint later in the process.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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These conditions can increase your vulnerability to adverse effects from poor air quality.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
16 June 2026
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Equating the Holocaust to Gaza is in extremely poor taste.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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This is Conolly’s Folly, built in 1740 at the height of a terrible famine.—
Amelia Soth,
JSTOR Daily,
18 June 2026
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The heroes who save us from these awful, terrible music haters do so with force.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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That makes for a more compelling value proposition, useful in daily life, versus a more specialized machine with inferior performance.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
14 June 2026
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People mock Americans for using the word because the rest of the world likes a chance to make the superpower feel inferior.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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Brunson is at his best when everything is at its worst, blessed with belief that seems at times desperate and determination that can feel almost manic.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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All of the club’s worst seasons prior to 1965 took place from 1932 and before.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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Consequently, between Dick’s stubborn disposition and the fun the Indians had, Dick never worked much and was spoiled rotten.—
Dolores Brown,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
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Hydrogen sulfide smells like rotten eggs and ammonia gives off notes of urine, sweat or dead fish.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Coffee is made with a coarser grind, and the water flows through those beans under less force.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 June 2026
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In the Age of Sail, sailors also scoured the wooden decks with coarse sea sand and holystones – large, rectangular blocks of sandstone – to remove grim, spilled tar and rope fibers.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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The most common way to enrich uranium is by spinning uranium gas in a centrifuge, where lighter U-235 separates from the heavier U-238.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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The most common reason was to make more money.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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“Low-rent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/low-rent. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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