as in commerce
the buying and selling of goods especially on a large scale and between different places
nations struggling to compete in the global marketplace
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Recent Examples of marketplace
Interpretation was structured less by the language of politics than by that of the marketplace.
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Debbie Millman, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
The arguments against those are that Disney buying Fox led to fewer movies in the marketplace, not more, and combining two major streamers could be worse for consumers, not better or cheaper.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026
Much of these investments go into single-shot programs that function as commodities in the marketplace of leadership development.
—Scott J. Allen, Big Think, 6 Jan. 2026
This made detection during marketplace reviews extremely difficult.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
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Debbie Millman, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
The arguments against those are that Disney buying Fox led to fewer movies in the marketplace, not more, and combining two major streamers could be worse for consumers, not better or cheaper.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026
Much of these investments go into single-shot programs that function as commodities in the marketplace of leadership development.
—Scott J. Allen, Big Think, 6 Jan. 2026
This made detection during marketplace reviews extremely difficult.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marketplace
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Steam power, railroads, electricity, and mass production reorganized industries, labor, and commerce.—
Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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For ByteDance, social commerce is also a global business.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Doncic had 33 points and 11 assists, and the Lakers erased a 15-point deficit in the final seven minutes of a 116-110 victory over the Mavericks on Saturday night in the star guard’s second visit to Dallas since his shocking trade to the Lakers almost a calendar year ago.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
25 Jan. 2026
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Through the city’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy (GVRS) and through partnering with the federal government to disrupt drug trade within the city.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Pretti, meanwhile, can be seen directing traffic and guiding a woman out of the street.—
Yahya Abou-Ghazala,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Also standard are automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, forward collision warning, lane departure prevention, rear cross-traffic alert, driver attention monitor, high beam assist and traffic sign recognition.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Marketplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marketplace. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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