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
In 2022, Congress passed the Inform Consumers Act requiring online marketplaces to collect and verify information about third-party sellers.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Data from the popular online real estate marketplace Zillow, which tracks an estimated market value of homes in a specific area, also shows a dramatic market value increase of Platte County homes in recent years.
—Madeline King, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Approved shipments receive an official inspection mark, allowing legal entry into the U.S. marketplace.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Grok 3 and Grok 4 both currently appear on GSA Advantage (an online marketplace for government agencies to buy products and services) as of Friday morning.
—Zoë Schiffer, Wired News, 29 Aug. 2025
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Data from the popular online real estate marketplace Zillow, which tracks an estimated market value of homes in a specific area, also shows a dramatic market value increase of Platte County homes in recent years.
—Madeline King, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Approved shipments receive an official inspection mark, allowing legal entry into the U.S. marketplace.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Grok 3 and Grok 4 both currently appear on GSA Advantage (an online marketplace for government agencies to buy products and services) as of Friday morning.
—Zoë Schiffer, Wired News, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marketplace
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Again, as new car sales in Europe are expected to decline, the industry’s growth will increasingly come from lifetime value—whether through connected services, feature upgrades or in-car commerce that extends the customer relationship.—
Hans Kristian Aas,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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And honestly, because art is often tied in with commerce, commodification and fame, saying this can sound privileged, but art can be very necessary for people.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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The move seeks to turn up the heat on Moscow to end the war in Ukraine, but risks further destabilizing global trade relations.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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But the Dolphins could offer to pay some of his remaining salary, in order to potentially secure a higher draft pick in a trade.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, social media platforms drive roughly 80% of total online traffic in the country and serve as vital channels for business and communication.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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Spend some time worrying about that thing that’s actually quite meaningless, getting mad at that person cutting me off in traffic?—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Marketplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marketplace. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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