as in to pay
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Recent Examples of grubstake
Out of cash, Steen reluctantly abandoned grubstaking to work as a carpenter in Tucson, Arizona, for a year, but the uranium called to him.
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Aaron Robinson, Car and Driver, 27 July 2017
Aaron Robinson, Car and Driver, 27 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grubstake
Verb
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That’s the gameplan, and nobody pays better interest than the Lord.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
26 Feb. 2025
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The resort also pays for the catch the fishermen willing to sell them.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Annual tuition for the online program is $11,000, and most of Rattigan’s virtual students use school-choice programs to defray that cost as well.—
Kerry McDonald,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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And in a way, those funds are actually defraying additional funds for direct costs that the federal government might have had to provide to do the same research.—
Taylor Haney,
NPR,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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His relentless dedication paid off—Yehuda went on to compete in and judge some of the most prestigious barber battles, including Bronner Bros, America’s Beauty Show, and CT Barber Expo.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
5 Mar. 2025
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So refinery owners are hesitant to make these kinds of investments because there is a risk that the investments won’t pay off.—
Seth Blumsack,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Moving forward, Adidas decided to liquidate the rest of its Yeezy stock, donating a portion of the profits to the Anti-Defamation League and the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2025
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The brand began liquidating its remaining stock of Yeezy shoes in May 2023, pledging to donate part of the proceeds to organizations against antisemitism, including the Anti-Defamation League.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Vance said Zelensky didn't show enough thanks to the U.S. for funding Ukraine's defense — or to Trump for trying to bring peace.—
Alex Isenstadt,
Axios,
1 Mar. 2025
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The program is jointly funded by states and the federal government through a federal matching program.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Debuting in February 2024, in the thick of what many have called the city’s most exciting dining renaissance in decades, the launch felt different—more than just another big-name chef staking a claim on South Beach.—
Lela London,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Futures exchanges typically require traders to stake only a small fraction of the contract’s overall value to buy or sell a futures contract.—
Nathan Mahr,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Businesses fail if proceeds do not recompense all expenses used in producing and delivering their products.—
Phillip Molnar,
The Mercury News,
8 Aug. 2024
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The farmers argue that they should be recompensed by Texas under the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment.—
Henry Gass,
The Christian Science Monitor,
18 Jan. 2024
Verb
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Yet Article 5 is underwritten by the United States—and the United States is far away.—
Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Then there’s the question of the United States, which for decades has underwritten Germany’s military security by positioning American troops on German soil as a warning first to the Soviet Union and now Russia.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC News,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Grubstake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubstake. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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