Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rack-rent
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Then came digital transformation, turning on-premises work such as marketing, commerce, or HR into digital services, often rented via remote cloud computing.—
Bipul Sinha,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026 -
Jones is happy to still be renting in Bristol.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2026
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Orr, who also interviewed for the defensive coordinator job in Dallas before the team hired Parker, has experience coaching alongside head coach Brian Schottenheimer in 2021 with the Jacksonville Jaguars.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Jan. 2026
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West Mesquite has hired Jeremy Williams from San Antonio Sam Houston as its next head football coach.—
Ishmael Johnson,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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His plan is for six townhouses to be leased at rates considered affordable for tenants earning just 60% of the area’s median income; another seven would be priced for people making up to 80% of that average.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
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About 91% of office buildings constructed since 2000 are leased.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2026
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About Parkdale Mills Parkdale was chartered by investors in Gastonia in 1916.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Jan. 2026
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According to the university’s announcement, the expansion will be the largest ever for UNC, which is the nation’s oldest public university, chartered in 1789, and opened four years later.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Rack-rent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rack-rent. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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