rack-rented

past tense of rack-rent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rack-rented
Verb
  • The Grammy-winning artist rented out AT&T Park in San Francisco for the occasion.
    Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Since then, the county has rented it from a company owned by the Hamann family, known in East County for their real estate holdings, construction projects and philanthropic work.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Franklin, who was hired in 2014 from Vanderbilt, performed a remarkable turnaround at the start of his tenure, lifting the Nittany Lions from post-scandal/NCAA consent decree purgatory to a surprise Big Ten championship in his third season.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Since the city hired a compliane officer, a role currently filled by Chris Elam, the number of recovery homes in the city has dropped from over 160 to 98 — with Elam only having to close a single house due to noncompliance.
    Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Habeck said the retail component of One Beverly Hills is about 40 percent leased.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • His artificial intelligence startup xAI, which owns X, has a sizable office in the city, and his brain computer interface company, Neuralink, recently leased a large property in South San Francisco.
    Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Rack-rented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rack-rented. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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