subtenants

plural of subtenant

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subtenants
Noun
  • The expansion’s Council proponents have never really addressed this point beyond emotional appeals to the plight of overburdened tenants.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
  • But months later, Feldstein Soto’s office still hasn’t executed the contracts, frustrating tenants rights advocates and the nonprofits, which are struggling to pay their staff without the funds from the city.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • More than half the current tenants are original lessees.
    Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
  • 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
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“Subtenants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtenants. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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