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
As the portal opened in April, but Medved and women’s basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit lamented the lack of official transparency in the transfer marketplace.
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
Even Gawker’s star investigative reporter Adrian Chen, whose exposé of the dark web marketplace Silk Road was a huge scoop, could generate laughs.
—Frank Digiacomo, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
The online marketplace saw shares tumble about 12%.
—Davis Giangiulio,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Congress can fix this by repealing the Jones Act and its distortion of the marketplace.
—Katelyn Bledsoe, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
Even Gawker’s star investigative reporter Adrian Chen, whose exposé of the dark web marketplace Silk Road was a huge scoop, could generate laughs.
—Frank Digiacomo, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
The online marketplace saw shares tumble about 12%.
—Davis Giangiulio,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Congress can fix this by repealing the Jones Act and its distortion of the marketplace.
—Katelyn Bledsoe, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marketplace
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But so far, these companies tied to travel, entertainment and local commerce are seeing little evidence of a pullback.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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Prosecutors charged Sanders with threatening the president of the United States and transmitting threats in interstate commerce.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
5 May 2026
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In September, 2024, moments before the news of the trade that sent Towns to New York, in exchange for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, and a first-round draft pick, Towns posted a tweet with three periods—an ellipsis.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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Stewart, who made his major league debut with the Dodgers as a starter in 2016, returned to the club at the trade deadline as a reliever last season in a deal with the Minnesota Twins.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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Minnesota court records show that Kazmierczak, who was convicted of felony auto theft in 1989, has been arrested multiple times for driving under the influence and has had numerous traffic citations.—
Tim Sullivan,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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No ships transited the strait Thursday, the second day in a row that the critical waterway has had no traffic at all, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.—
Mosheh Gains,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
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“Marketplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marketplace. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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