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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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Police said children playing in Bayview Park had located an unresponsive woman under the tree line next to the fence.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
12 Mar. 2026
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Salley is up on the stairs in the venue, and Austen is on the other side of the fence, yelling back at her.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The revolting legacy of the pedophile trafficker Jeffrey Epstein continues to unmask the obstacles to finding truth.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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Essayli said seven federal grand jury indictments have been returned against some of the members, with charges including racketeering and murder for the killing of a drug trafficker.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Agents were discovering players and then paying smugglers to transport them.—
Tyler Carmona,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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On July 9, 2023, a relative paid at least $1,000 to the organization due to the threats, but prosecutors said the smugglers continued demanding additional payments to multiple accounts before releasing the family.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At the end of February, before the war erupted, traders had fully priced in a move by July.—
Marcus Wong,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Many traders appear to be pessimistic about a sustained crypto advance.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 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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In this context — and as key retailers like Ssense falter — Rusadze’s business has contracted in recent years.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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The city has about 340 tobacco retailers.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
10 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 16 Mar. 2026.
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