scalper

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Recent Examples of scalper Expect to see some scalper prices drop Tuesday as the concert’s start time approaches. Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026 By turning a blind eye to scalpers, even giving them the tools to bypass limits and harvest tickets, Live Nation has acted as the promoter, the primary ticket seller, the artists’ manager, and the scalper. Walden Green, Pitchfork, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalper
Noun
  • The short right-field fence was Santa Margarita’s favorite target, with six home runs going there.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
  • Inside the property, police found three bullet holes in a wooden fence covered by tall hedges.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • The victim described, matter-of-factly, how her trafficker had cut up jalapeños and tossed them into a toilet before banging her head against the inside of the bowl and dunking it into the water.
    Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • The revelations at the time rattled the Bahamian government, prompted the resignation of the country’s police commissioner even though he was not accused of wrongdoing, and fueled speculation about drug traffickers’ foothold in the government.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • As Danny and Lena squared off against thieves, smugglers, and serial killers, Boston Blue also explored the tangled branches of the Silver family tree.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
  • The reductions, which reduced the number of entomologists, have emboldened ant smugglers, Wired reported.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • An online portal with information about when books will be released resembles a Wall Street trader’s screen, displaying data, charts and specialized software that tracks the book market.
    Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 18 May 2026
  • Crypto trader Arthur Hayes has warned AI could trigger 2008-style panic as job losses hit the economy, with Bureau of Labor Statistics data last week showing that several jobs expected to be impacted by artificial intelligence have seen heavy losses for a second year.
    Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Even the underground tunnels bootleggers used to service the Green Mill during its speakeasy days are still in place.
    Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2026
  • His father was a factory worker and a barber, as well as a bootlegger and loan shark.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Just one year after a women's fencer was disqualified and punished for refusing to face a transgender opponent, a transgender competitor was forbidden from competition at the very same event.
    Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
  • This is Jabeur's first child with Kamoun, a fitness trainer and former professional fencer.
    Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The retailer argued that O’Neill combines deep brand expertise with operational discipline and pointed to her role in building Nike’s women’s division into a multibillion-dollar business.
    Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • But some of the retailers that ultimately replaced the general store have some features in common with their main street predecessors.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • The secondhand online reseller also tapped celebrity stylist Harry Lambert to give insights into the season from his work across the worlds of music and red carpet styling.
    Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
  • With the first round of the 2026 PGA Championship getting underway today at Aronimink Golf Club, reseller websites are asking a pretty penny for a parking spot.
    Joe Brandt, CBS News, 14 May 2026

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“Scalper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalper. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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