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Recent Examples of subtenant
That’s because Rhapsody was a subtenant of Giordano’s, the national pizza chain that closed in 2022 after less than a year in the space.
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Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2025
The plaintiffs alleged that MTS’s manager of real estate assets and MTS’s property manager for the warehouse were both aware that San Diego Sports Entertainment Center and its subtenants were operating without proper building or occupancy permits.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
The family lives in a rented brownstone in Brooklyn, in which rooms are let to subtenants.
—The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
In February 2020, inspectors noted multiple subtenants, wooden pallets and washing machines.
—Christopher Weber, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
In a complaint filed in San Francisco Superior Court, lawyers for Murkelley LLC accused Mission Housing Development Corporation of leaving 5524 Mission Street while its subtenants were still living in the building.
—Jordan Parker, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2023
Gregory Marconi, Rob Stillwell of Newmark Knight Frank represented the subtenant.
—Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, 12 June 2020
Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2025
The plaintiffs alleged that MTS’s manager of real estate assets and MTS’s property manager for the warehouse were both aware that San Diego Sports Entertainment Center and its subtenants were operating without proper building or occupancy permits.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
The family lives in a rented brownstone in Brooklyn, in which rooms are let to subtenants.
—The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
In February 2020, inspectors noted multiple subtenants, wooden pallets and washing machines.
—Christopher Weber, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
In a complaint filed in San Francisco Superior Court, lawyers for Murkelley LLC accused Mission Housing Development Corporation of leaving 5524 Mission Street while its subtenants were still living in the building.
—Jordan Parker, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2023
Gregory Marconi, Rob Stillwell of Newmark Knight Frank represented the subtenant.
—Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, 12 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subtenant
Noun
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Many lessees choose to return those vehicles rather than buy them at the end of the lease term, driving up the number of used models available for sale and pushing down listing prices.—
Chris Teague,
AJC.com,
15 May 2026
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Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez attempted to carve out exemptions for commercial restaurant lessees from the wage ordinance, citing a need to establish a distinction between hotel operators/owners and restaurants.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
14 May 2026
Noun
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The device was one of two that had been removed from the garage of an apartment in Santa Monica after they were discovered by a tenant in July.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Mayor Andre Dickens has made tackling crime a key tenant of his second term, and multiple law enforcement agencies in Atlanta have beefed up security for June and July.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Food is so scarce and making rent so difficult that characters are perennially taking in lodgers who share beds and sleep in kitchens.—
Colton Valentine,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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Phantom Ranch lodgers, including the hiker, were evacuated by helicopter due to the hazardous gas.—
Alexandra Hardle,
AZCentral.com,
16 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Subtenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtenant. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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