consignment

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Recent Examples of consignment Parra also received fentanyl on consignment from Salazar for further distribution, authorities allege. Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025 The second to last member of Antique Row, a furniture consignment shop, closed in 2015 when the landlord doubled the $1,500 rent, SD News reported. Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025 That gallery traded in consignments and works from Wynn’s own collection at the high end of the market, and Aktion Art would deal in emerging artists. Ben Widdicombe, Vulture, 12 May 2025 All the bottles are digitized for trading and sold on consignment by Unicorn for customers across the country. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for consignment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consignment
Noun
  • Earlier this year, a FedEx cargo plane had to make an emergency landing shortly after it was set ablaze from hitting a bird.
    Colson Thayer, People.com, 23 July 2025
  • In a perilous moment, the titular character uses the bullwhip to attach to a German cargo truck’s rear and drag behind it, saving himself from getting crushed beneath it.
    India Brown, Robb Report, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • Advertisement Trouble arises when one shipment is seized in Florida.
    Time, Time, 18 July 2025
  • Politico linked the vaccines' lack of timely shipment to the Trump administration's brutal cuts to foreign aid programs as well as the annihilation of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which administered those aid programs.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • It was used to transport passengers and freight between Green Bay and Oconto.
    Kerry Breen July 13, CBS News, 13 July 2025
  • The company specializes in ornamental metal, architectural millwork and commercial and residential stone and serves as a one-stop shop for design, fabrication, installation and freight.
    Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • And while full five-day in-office mandates are rare—most Fortune 500 companies require workers to be on-site for three days a week, according to Flex Index’s latest report—employers are still asking for more in-person attendance.
    Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • For years, California has added significant amounts of renewable energy to its electric grid to meet the state’s mandate to derive 100% of its electricity from carbon-free sources by 2045.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • The PCMark 10 Overall Storage test measures an SSD's speed in performing a variety of routine tasks such as launching Windows, loading games and creative apps, and copying both small and large files.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 16 July 2025
  • Indeed tariffs typically take several months to feed through to inflation data, while the significant front loading of imports implies that few goods may have been subject to tariffs yet.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • This is Fortune 500 Power Moves, a weekly column tracking executive shifts—from appointments and promotions to resignations and retirements—within the highest ranks of Fortune 500 companies.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 25 July 2025
  • That earned him a promotion to Triple-A Albuquerque on July 18.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • As Blurton explains it, in the strength world, load and velocity often have an inverse relationship.
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 15 July 2025
  • Hosting should be enjoyed, and sharing the load makes room for that joy.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • O’Leary is the only airline CEO to have commented on agent commissions.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
  • Those outside of Sedona will have an average monthly bill of about $52, a 34% increase, according to the commission.
    Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2025

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“Consignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consignment. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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