sublease

Definition of subleasenext

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sublease As a result, the grocery store chain plans to close 36 stores; end agreements with some independent store operators; and terminate or sublease certain leases, including one distribution center facility that is no longer being used. Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026 Whataburger will work with landlords to sublease those properties as well, the company said. Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2025 The Community Center’s rent, which is currently $65,100 annually, would be reduced because the Community Center would no longer sublease space in the two story brick building. Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025 Nektar Therapeutics, which is credited with helping to usher in Mission Bay’s biotech boom, has been seeking to sublease its space, the sources said. Laura Waxmann, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sublease
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sublease
Verb
  • In turn, the state would own the ballpark and lease it back to the team for $150,000 a month for 30 years.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
  • The prelaunch test involved firing up the rocket while it was securely held in place on the ground to verify hardware was working as intended at Launch Complex 36, which Blue Origin leases at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Some owners who cannot afford to install the proper infrastructure for intensive tourist use have either sold or sublet their syrmata to property managers.
    Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2026
  • Voros still has her apartment in New York, which she’s been subletting since before the pandemic and hasn’t actually stepped foot in for over six years.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Liden’s passageways were most likely rented, judging from the contact information for a Berlin scaffolding company taped to the wall inside one of them.
    Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • Claire Valdez rents her Ridgewood two-bedroom apartment and is running to take over Nydia Velázquez’s open congressional seat in District 7, which is, like most of the city, a constituency that’s majority tenant.
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • But among recent high-profile moves, Alibaba reportedly hired Google DeepMind researcher Hao Zhou to support Qwen AI development.
    Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 5 June 2026
  • In February, The New York Times reported DHS hired a social media manager accused of White-nationalist messaging.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 June 2026

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“Sublease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sublease. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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