as in cheap
of low quality
a store full of low-rent items
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Recent Examples of low-rent
Into Jim’s low-rent but relatively settled, even happy world comes FBI agent Nina Hayes (Rachel Hilson, sparky), fresh out of Quantico and ambitious to make a mark.
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
The new clubs are mostly low-rent affairs, with little in the way of décor or special effects, and many of them are open only one night a week.
—Amy Virshup, Vulture, 14 May 2025
Conspicuously anglo human characters resemble the generic design often seen in low-rent CG fare produced overseas: large heads with pristine skin and pronounced facial features.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
Hundreds of thousands of low-rent apartments, many of them aging and in need of urgent repair, are at risk of being yanked out from under poor Americans.
—arkansasonline.com, 10 Mar. 2025
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
The new clubs are mostly low-rent affairs, with little in the way of décor or special effects, and many of them are open only one night a week.
—Amy Virshup, Vulture, 14 May 2025
Conspicuously anglo human characters resemble the generic design often seen in low-rent CG fare produced overseas: large heads with pristine skin and pronounced facial features.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
Hundreds of thousands of low-rent apartments, many of them aging and in need of urgent repair, are at risk of being yanked out from under poor Americans.
—arkansasonline.com, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for low-rent
Adjective
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For years, the equation seemed simple: look for the cheapest fare, even if the trip was mediocre.—
Wilson Santiago Burgos,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
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Prospect Capital is now the cheapest BDC on the market, trading at just 46% of NAV.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
Adjective
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Spurred by climate change, Canadian wildfires have increasingly exacerbated poor air quality across Milwaukee and southern Wisconsin.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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Cocoa prices have more than doubled over the past two years due to poor weather and disease in West Africa, which supplies more than 70% of the world’s cocoa.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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But when terrible news arrives about her ex, all eyes turn to Ana — whose reputation isn't exactly sterling.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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If Trump takes Powell’s scalp, most observers warn, terrible things will unfold because of the ballooning national debt.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Instead of allowing senior citizens and disabled first-responders choose the plan that was right for them — and the vast majority have chosen traditional Medicare — de Blasio forced every one of them into an inferior Medicare Advantage plan run by a for-profit insurance company.—
Marianne Pizzitola,
New York Daily News,
14 July 2025
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The bolder value vision is in using new AI capabilities to solve long-standing inefficiencies or problems that may have been targeted before, albeit with inferior technology.—
Beena Ammanath,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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But today that moral arc is as twisted as a gnarled, rotten root, and God Bless America has been replaced by the mournful dirge of Taps.—
Marci Alborghetti,
Hartford Courant,
3 July 2025
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The odor comes from a toxic gas that’s colorless and smells like rotten eggs.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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The alternative — keeping him around, highly paid and not played — would have been worse.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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So the point is, if things feel especially bad, this is why.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Washington reds once had a reputation for coarse tannins and high alcohol, largely due to a handful of wines that emulated the California styles popular over twenty years ago.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Worker ants have long legs and antennae and their bodies have numerous, long, coarse hairs.—
Kim Luciani,
The Enquirer,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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There are several common areas to check for misconfigurations in a containerized environment.—
Margarita Simonova,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Heartburn is a common side effect of using weight loss injections.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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“Low-rent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/low-rent. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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