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Recent Examples of fire sale
Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
Though without the vitriolic controversy of a fire sale, this is the program-pinnacle-to-worst-ever rebuild Lucas takes on in Coral Gables, starting ceremonially Monday with his formal introduction on campus.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
Milan is already known as a global capital of fashion, but fire-sale shopping is gaining traction.
—Andrea Pietrini, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Penn’s fire sale of Barstool back to Portnoy came as Penn entered into a major deal with ESPN to rebrand the online sports-betting business from Barstool Sportsbook to ESPN Bet.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
Though without the vitriolic controversy of a fire sale, this is the program-pinnacle-to-worst-ever rebuild Lucas takes on in Coral Gables, starting ceremonially Monday with his formal introduction on campus.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Large investors are throwing in the towel and selling prime properties at fire-sale prices, because the majority are over-leveraged while vacancies continue to rise, leading to lower cash flow.
—Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
Milan is already known as a global capital of fashion, but fire-sale shopping is gaining traction.
—Andrea Pietrini, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire sale
Noun
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Trump issued an executive order suspending clearances for those at another prominent law firm, Wilmer Hale.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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Nonetheless, the staffer was investigated, asked to take a polygraph and was told the agency intends to revoke her clearance.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Meta has argued in court papers that its purchases of Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 have benefited users, and that Zuckerberg's past statements are no longer relevant amid fierce competition from ByteDance's TikTok, Google's YouTube and Apple's messaging app.—
Jody Godoy,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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The government argues the only way to restore competition to the social media marketplace is for Meta to be forced to unwind its purchase of both Instagram and WhatsApp.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For non-discount customers, PG&E said in an email its typical bill is around $211 per month as of January.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Feb. 2025
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The average promotion offered to consumers over the notoriously discount laden weekend was 21% at Square sellers, with online and in-store discounts averaging 22% and 21%, respectively.—
Catherine Erdly,
Forbes,
9 Dec. 2024
Noun
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See if someone in your network lives there, or strike up conversations at parks, garage sales, or local events.—
Berit Thorkelson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Apr. 2025
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Another local man remembers hosting a garage sale at his house, and finding that Kale, wearing a zoot suit and a fedora, had wandered into their laundry room and was digging through his family’s dirty clothes.—
Guthrie Scrimgeour,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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However, those aggressive closeouts gave Jones the time to step into pull-up jumpers with no contest.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Knicks allow the fifth-fewest attempts per game, but over time, numbers this bad indicate structural issues — poor closeouts, breakdowns in coverage and a lack of rim protection forcing extra help rotations.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The website indicates his business opened in 2017 and has grown from manufacturing meads to functioning as a distillery and vendor for popular Renaissance fairs throughout the state.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2025
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With just this brief sneak peek, Gunn's DC Universe already seems like a refreshingly classic take on the superhero story, especially compared to the more serious fair that has been seen in recent years.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Then the numbers include 8% for selling to national wholesale outlets; 6% for food delivery, and about 1.5% each for ecommerce sales, global sales, and supplying LA coffee shops and restaurants.—
Gary Stern,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The wholesale American cannibalism of one of its own crucial appendages—the world-famous university system—has begun in earnest.—
Ars Staff,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Women in the church’s circle began hosting rummage sales nearly 50 years ago in the building now housing Chapel on the Green.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Find bargains: The Ed Brown Center for Active Adults will hold a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 29 at the center, 18402 W. Bernardo Drive in Rancho Bernardo Community Park.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Fire sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20sale. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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