Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rack-rents
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The company currently rents offices and rehearsal spaces in Redwood City, and scenery for its productions is built across in Newark.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026 -
Amenities include public restrooms, a snack bar, and a beach concession that rents chairs, cabanas, canoes, and kayaks.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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The Batmasians founded Investments Limited, a real estate firm that owns, develops, operates and leases various properties.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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But, Mayor John Laesch was quick to point out in his speech that leases for the College of DuPage and the 548 Foundation to rent out the building, formerly used by the city’s water and sewer division, had yet to pass the Aurora City Council.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2026
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The one-time toothpaste mascot only begins to find his way when an unexpected acting call leads him to start working for a rental family service, which hires him out to play stand-in roles in strangers’ lives.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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To woo her, Almaviva hires Figaro (baritone Dean Murphy), the town’s jack-of-all-trades who (among other tasks) is the doctor’s barber and wig stylist.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Rack-rents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rack-rents. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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