sublet

Definition of subletnext

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Recent Examples of sublet 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 Kelsey researched the author during the cold months, subletting a Victorian home in New Haven. Air Mail, 6 Sep. 2025 After sorting out the logistics of subletting my NYC apartment, tossing superfluous possessions in storage, and lining up sufficient freelance remote work, my administrative ducks were in a row. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sublet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sublet
Verb
  • Ensurge has been seeking to sublease the building, according to real estate sources.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The complex includes the West Coast offices of L’Oreal USA, the headquarters of alternative protein company Beyond and labs that El Segundo aerospace company Varda Space Industries recently subleased from Beyond. El Segundo Mayor Chris Pimentel said the city helped market the Hermeus space.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • His late father, Miguel Oceguera, emigrated from Mexico and rented a cot from a family friend in the basement downstairs in 1973.
    Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • For regular Americans, the stagflation debate is not abstract, showing up in every job search and in every monthly cost from utility bills to rent payments.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • What was leased will be repossessed to recover debt in bankruptcy court.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
  • There’s very little office [space] on that campus right now, and the office that is intact is leased to CBS for a long period of time.
    Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • Last summer's One Big Beautiful Bill Act gave DHS more than $170 billion to conduct immigration enforcement through 2029, including hiring tens of thousands of new ICE officers and CBP agents.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 7 May 2026
  • Reluctantly hired to fill in for her is Cameron (Lewis Pullman), a scruffy drifter newly blown into town with some unfinished family business to attend to.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 May 2026

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“Sublet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sublet. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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