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as in commercial
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as in extensive
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as in inexpensive
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as in to retail
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Recent Examples of wholesale
Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
A lot of our parents have these wholesale businesses downtown or dry cleaners or liquor stores.
—Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2026
Prices on apparel wholesaling climbed 5%, while the apparel, jewelry, footwear and accessories retailing category spiked 8%.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Saville, who has been with BJ’s for nearly a decade, is well aware of the wholesale club competition.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
A lot of our parents have these wholesale businesses downtown or dry cleaners or liquor stores.
—Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
This could include uses such as a contractor storage yard, data and information processing, manufacturing and processing, a medical or dental laboratory, multimedia production, research and development, warehouses, wholesaling or a recycling center.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2026
Prices on apparel wholesaling climbed 5%, while the apparel, jewelry, footwear and accessories retailing category spiked 8%.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wholesale
Adjective
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Key elements in the talks are for Iran to agree not to develop nuclear weapons and to allow commercial traffic through the strait and reopen the strait to commercial traffic.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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The country’s ability to credibly threaten commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz actually hinges on multiple layers of cheap and unconventional warfare systems – drones, mines and a fleet of small attack boats, which are harder to detect than traditional naval assets.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Magyar granted the filmmakers, a husband-and-wife team named Tamás Yvan Topolánszky and Claudia Sümeghy, extensive access to his campaign.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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One apartment, which had extensive damage, had an open door, while its neighbor closed their front door.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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The problem with this inexpensive, multifunctional tool?—
Jennifer Zyman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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Turn a Plain Candle Into a Personalized Keepsake Start with an inexpensive plain candle and transform it with a few finishing touches.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Peonies at Trader Joe's are available in a bunch of five stems, retailing for $10.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 May 2026
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This appears to be the large, 37 mm version, which retails for $20,100.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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Voluntary carbon markets and community-scale investments will persist as long as corporate commitments and consumer demand hold.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
4 May 2026
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All these things are currently under attack in the interest of short-term private and corporate gains.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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In the greater public, a dangerous, inchoate rage directed at Barack Obama persists alongside the widespread affection for him.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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But activists say abuses are still widespread and that workers have few avenues to pursue justice.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Lawmakers should be focused on making life more affordable, not enriching themselves.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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The situation has been exacerbated by the widening gap between livable wages and affordable housing in Ohio, Beach said.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Athleisure brands on the floor include Vuori, Tala, Literary Sport, Adidas and New Balance, which have all been merchandised with a fashion buyer’s eye.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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It’s all curated by owner Sylvie Chateigner, who has methodically merchandised the store by color.—
Clara Giampellegrini,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Wholesale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wholesale. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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