rack-rented

Definition of rack-rentednext
past tense of rack-rent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rack-rented
Verb
  • In the past, all companies had rented the society’s state-of-the-art Baker-Baum Concert Hall and the JAI, its smaller sibling venue across the courtyard at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center.
    Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
  • In the early 1970s, John Lennon and Yoko Ono rented a two-room apartment on the top floor of an unassuming townhouse at 105 Bank Street in New York’s West Village.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Daily News first reported investigators served a search warrant on at least one SaferWatch employee after the company hired the brother of two of former Mayor Adams’ top deputies as a consultant.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The body is cleaned and prepared in the Muslim tradition, as the family takes one last look before the burial, while hired men recite the Koran.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The company recently leased storage tanks in the Bahamas, according to people with knowledge of the situation.
    Will Kubzansky, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Over the decades, the archdiocese leased the land to several oil companies including Standard Oil of California.
    Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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“Rack-rented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rack-rented. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.

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