Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rack-rent
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Liden’s passageways were most likely rented, judging from the contact information for a Berlin scaffolding company taped to the wall inside one of them.—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026 -
Claire Valdez rents her Ridgewood two-bedroom apartment and is running to take over Nydia Velázquez’s open congressional seat in District 7, which is, like most of the city, a constituency that’s majority tenant.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
2 June 2026
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But among recent high-profile moves, Alibaba reportedly hired Google DeepMind researcher Hao Zhou to support Qwen AI development.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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In February, The New York Times reported DHS hired a social media manager accused of White-nationalist messaging.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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In turn, the state would own the ballpark and lease it back to the team for $150,000 a month for 30 years.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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The prelaunch test involved firing up the rocket while it was securely held in place on the ground to verify hardware was working as intended at Launch Complex 36, which Blue Origin leases at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The incoming team's portion of the cost was $32 million, including chartering the ship and loading and unloading the gear.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2026
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There are jets to be chartered, helicopters from the jets to be booked, and glam squads to be assembled in hotel suites where stylists have filled out racks.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
3 June 2026
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“Rack-rent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rack-rent. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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