subletting

present participle of sublet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for subletting
Verb
  • Deacon and his wife bought the three-hundred-acre ranch during the pandemic and are trying to make a go of it, renting out two trailers and a couple of bare campsites.
    Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Leasing essentially means renting a new car for a set term instead of buying it outright.
    Mike Winters, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Corporations were hiring social scientists to cultivate conformity in their workers.
    David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Higher rates reduce investment, spending, and economic activity, which naturally suppresses hiring.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Can CCRs be changed to include leasing prohibition or can it be amended to limit the number of rentals?
    Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Leaders of Chattogram’s United Front of Workers and Employees (SKOP), which collectively represents 90 percent of the unionized labor force in Bangladesh, demanded that the interim government scrap the terminal-leasing plan.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Subletting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subletting. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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