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as in client
a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business
the store greatly values its regular customers
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as in person
a member of the human race
he's one tough customer, so you'd better not cross him
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Recent Examples of customer
Then a customer at the next table jumped in, revealing that two Bandys players signed to play football at Lenoir-Rhyne University, where my dad played basketball in college.
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Evan Moore
july 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2026
At the same time, the Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that rising customer interest in purchasing eyewear online could temper employment demand.
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Casey Mann,
Arkansas Online,
1 July 2026
Each cup features a unique promo code inside for customers to unlock a $3 medium Refresher or Dunkin Zero beverages for 30 days.
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Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
1 July 2026
In Smith’s view, too much OTA margin is spent acquiring the customer through search rather than delivering incremental value to the traveler.
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Jeff Fromm,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for customer
Evan Moore
july 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2026
At the same time, the Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that rising customer interest in purchasing eyewear online could temper employment demand.
—
Casey Mann,
Arkansas Online,
1 July 2026
Each cup features a unique promo code inside for customers to unlock a $3 medium Refresher or Dunkin Zero beverages for 30 days.
—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
1 July 2026
In Smith’s view, too much OTA margin is spent acquiring the customer through search rather than delivering incremental value to the traveler.
—
Jeff Fromm,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for customer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for customer
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Behavioral health therapist Mackenzie Brees provides free assessments to clients at an HIV testing event organized by the Empowerment Resource Center on June 25, 2025.
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Consider our client, Adaleia Cross, who’s in the State of West Virginia.
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Police release video of the person racing across the roof of the building from where authorities say the shot was fired, dropping down to the ground and walking off campus.
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Others may miss the warmth of a person who can read the room, handle a strange request or help when something goes wrong.
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The princess, who early last year announced her cancer was in remission, is the patron of the All England Club.
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Princess Kate is an avid tennis player and the patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, where Wimbledon has been held since the championships' inception in the 1870s.
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Kahan headlines Rolling Stone’s inaugural Stateside Festival on July 4, just ahead of his return to Fenway on July 18 and 19, where 70,000 people will get to see a guy with his guitar absolutely captivate.
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Then, oh yeah, defenses can’t focus too much on those guys because of how much attention Joel Embiid commands.
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By the afternoon, Perez and his small team had served seven guests in total.
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The property features a cluster of living spaces designed for family and guests.
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Witnesses expressed shock over the incident, with one man arriving to his Walmart to shop and finding the parking lot covered in crime scene tape.
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But some have faced pushback, including when two Boise men faced the wrath of their homeowners association for replacing their grass with turf, in part to save water.
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Hernandez, 29, a contractor based in Franklin, about 20 miles south of Nashville, undertook the $380 project with furniture from HomeGoods after seeing his pet spend most of her life tucked away in a little corner.
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The operation was a testament to the growing effectiveness of a multinational collection of urban search-and-rescue squads — known as USAR — that have become ubiquitous life-savers at epicenters of calamity across the globe.
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“Customer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/customer. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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