markets 1 of 2

plural of market
as in demands
the state of being sought after especially for purchase a great increase in the market for high-tech gadgets

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markets

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of market

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Recent Examples of markets
Noun
Under the new ownership, the brand will have the opportunity to broaden its product offering, reach new channels and enter new markets, while maintaining its design integrity and New York point of view. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 There is much for investors to digest as markets kick off another trading week, with Treasury yields at their highest since 2007 and oil ticking higher on the Iran standoff. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026 There are other initiatives to expand access, including another bill Newsom signed last year that would include infertility coverage for individual and small group health insurance markets under the Affordable Care Act. — Sarah Elizabeth Richards, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 While crude prices remain high, with refined fuels facing a bigger shock, markets have yet to see catastrophic extremes, even as the Iran war and the strait’s closure approach their eighth month. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026 Restrictions on access to the most advanced chips because of US export controls, coupled with smaller capital markets, have pushed Chinese developers toward open models as a way to compete with leading US proprietary systems. — John Liu, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 Add in prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket, and more people are betting on sports than ever before. — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2026 Macron also said Sunday’s talks are part of broader efforts to help France secure oil and gas supplies as the war with Iran disrupts global energy markets and raises fears of higher prices for fuel and other essentials. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 The war has also disrupted energy markets, with Iran obstructing shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and its Houthi allies tightening their grip on a critical Red Sea shipping corridor. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
His appointment adds commercial experience in both the fiber markets Circulose serves and the recycling technologies supplying them. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 Nearly every payment processor sells a fraud tool, and nearly every one of them markets it as solved. — Wayne Hamilton, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The MiHIGH Infrared Sauna Blanket lists at $179 and markets calorie burn and muscle-ache relief. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026 Outdoorsy markets solidly over-performed from Twin Falls, Idaho, to Traverse City Michigan, Rapid City South Dakota and Billings Montana. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026 That is sparking a whole industry that markets other peptides — largely unproved and untested — that are said to increase muscle growth, speed recovery and fight aging. — Jonathan Fahey, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 In a move that markets widely anticipated, the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee voted 12-0 to increase its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point, or 25 basis points. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026 The Heat soon will name local over-the-air affiliates for the Palm Beach market and the Fort Myers market, markets that previously were served for Heat games by FanDuel Sports Sun. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026 The project is a major component of China’s Belt and Road Initiative and is intended to create a route to markets farther west. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for markets
Noun
  • Notice which demands actually require your presence and which ones are simply accustomed to having it.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Sixty years of union solidarity will be tested by an opponent that no longer needs a baseball season to survive its own demands.
    — Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The label sells through its website and a Paris showroom by appointment, with wholesale doors next in its sights.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The family entertainment center provides activities like miniature golf, batting cages, arcade, golf karts, an indoor playground and sells food and snacks.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Markets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/markets. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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