refinance

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Recent Examples of refinance Applications to refinance a home, which are most sensitive to weekly interest rate moves, increased 5% for the week and were 15% higher than the same week a year ago. Lisa Rizzolo, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026 Other trouble spots include loans to software companies struggling with competition from AI, as well as buyout lending during a time of higher purchase price multiples prior to 2022 that will be more expensive to refinance. Steve Gelsi, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026 These accounts also highlight the financial stabilisation of the club under TFG, with onerous short-term, high-interest loans refinanced on more advantageous terms. Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2026 But Nichols points out that lenders can also help borrowers understand the nuances involved in planning to refinance down the road. Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for refinance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refinance
Verb
  • Families are willing to go into debt to finance a surgery if doing so means saving a beloved dog’s life.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
  • Prosecutors have accused him of financing the plot.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Hill gave credit to the coaches for aiding in the preparation against San Diego’s lefties.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
  • But the die-off occurred as restoration work was already underway on nearly 15,000 north shore acres the state acquired at a cost of $100 million to aid the lake’s recovery.
    Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • Pay raises for 42,000 employees The budget will also fund controversial pay raises for state employees.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
  • The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), which investigates complaints about the NHS, determined that a local health body was denying women, but not men, funding for sterilization.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Verb
  • The regulators, who launched their investigation into State Farm last summer, also are considering a temporary suspension of State Farm’s license to underwrite new policies for a year.
    Amancai Biraben, Daily News, 4 May 2026
  • Each request must be underwritten separately, even if the tenant has been approved in the past.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Verb
  • The couple helped fund and sponsor those Channel 2 programs or the station wouldn’t have been able to provide them, according to Miami Herald archives.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Duncan and council members Nathan Willett and Melissa Patterson Hazley were the sole members of the City Council to not sponsor the stadium proposal.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Tigers failed to capitalize with runners at second and third with two outs in the fourth.
    Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
  • With the midterms approaching, certain primaries have reflected broader debates about whether the Party might consider cursing more, capitalizing tweets, going Dark Woke.
    Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Morris, who was backed by Elon Musk and other MAGA figures, was quick to endorse Barr on Friday.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2026
  • In Parker County, Tanya Babbar reports that three challengers backed by Mayor Teresa Palmer are trying to flip the Willow Park City Council amid a lawsuit from Fort Worth and Aledo over allegations of unlawful annexation tied to a $500 million development.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2026
Verb
  • Everyone in the theater clammed up, as if embarrassed to have endorsed Max with laughter.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Some major environmental groups have endorsed him.
    Sophie Austin, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026

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“Refinance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refinance. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

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