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Recent Examples of scalper
But scalper sites StubHub, SeatGeek, Tick Pick and Vivid Seats all had similar tickets going for just $19 a pop.
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Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
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
Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
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
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Flies collect on the furniture, the fence needs painting, the appliances are broken.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Every now and then, there were bikes chained to the iron fences along the sidewalk and huge trash bins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ecuador on Sunday began two weeks of operations against drug traffickers with support from the United States, the latest joint show of force against drug cartels in the South American country.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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This age range is the most highly targeted by traffickers.—
Steve Johnson,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Snake Pit KEY WEST, FLORIDA WAS a smuggler’s paradise.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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Agents were discovering players and then paying smugglers to transport them.—
Tyler Carmona,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Oil traders are concerned about the potential repercussions of a prolonged Iranian closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the maritime trading route along the southern coast of Iran that facilitates the transport of about one-fifth of the global oil supply.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Newsom was being interviewed in Austin, Texas by Vivian Tu, a former Wall Street trader turned finance expert, who hosts financial podcast Networth & Chill.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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From embracing bootleggers to pulling its catalog from Spotify, Mackenzie explains how the band has tried to protect its creative core while the industry transforms around it.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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Groucho Marx stars as the new president of Huxley College, who attempts to sign on two pro players to help beat rival Darwin University but ends up getting a pair of bootleggers instead.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Szabo, a fencer from Romania, was competing at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, and was assisted by a friend who drove him away from the athletes’ village and to freedom.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Former fencer Ed Callan made the switch to curling about a year ago and hasn’t looked back.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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At a time when many retailers are closing stores, the company is aggressively growing its imprint and for the first time outside of the Great Lakes State.—
Carol Cain,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Luxury reseller The RealReal has announced the departure of member Niki Leondakis (2019-2026) and the appointment of Jennifer McKeehan to its board of directors.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Mar. 2026
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StubHub’s business is very dependent on demand, and the ticket reseller did well from Taylor Swift’s popular Eras tour.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Scalper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalper. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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