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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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Federal prosecutors in New York are investigating Colombian President Gustavo Petro for alleged ties to drug traffickers, according to two people familiar with the matter.—
Jim Mustian,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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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
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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Maintaining this position required cutting out the powerful coastal Nigerian traders who had served as middlemen between the British merchants and the hinterland producers.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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For traders, this level must hold.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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His death reportedly was the result of a dispute with a bootlegger.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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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
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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Online bullion retailers are worth considering if competitive pricing and variety are priorities.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Wing’s efforts are part of a growing campaign by popular consumer apps such as Grubhub and Uber Technologies Inc to deliver packages via drone, betting that shoppers and retailers will embrace the technology in the race for ever-faster service.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 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 26 Mar. 2026.
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