sublet

Definition of subletnext

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Recent Examples of sublet Yet as the stadium owners have essentially sublet the stadium to FIFA during the World Cup, a new license is required. Adam Crafton, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026 The third proposal would establish and enforce occupancy limits requiring all tenants to be listed on leases and license applications and prohibit unlicensed short term subletting in smaller residential units. Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026 Not to mention how much work would be involved in subletting/terminating his lease or whatever around his apartment in Paris, etc., etc., etc.?! Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025 Initially, Kinoshita was seeking a property with the intent to sublet some of the bedrooms and lower her share of the expenses. Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sublet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sublet
Verb
  • The company is looking to sublease that space.
    Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
  • Ensurge has been seeking to sublease the building, according to real estate sources.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 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
  • 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
  • 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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“Sublet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sublet. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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