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Recent Examples of grossing
Topline Movie theaters just had their lowest-grossing summer in three years, as this year’s total barely fell below last summer’s gross as moviegoing cooled in August, despite early analyst expectations that this summer could have been a return to box office glory.
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Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grossing
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For mainstream buyers seeking a capable 16-inch system, the key is timing—Dell’s ever-spinning carousel of deals can turn this safe bet into a standout value, earning it our Editors' Choice award for midrange desktop replacements.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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His other Broadway cast recording credits include Hair, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and The Drowsy Chaperone, earning Grammy noms for all three.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
18 Sep. 2025
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Microsoft sold its entire stake in Apple six years later, netting a very respectable return.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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There is now netting on some of the towers built during Gaudí’s lifetime, to facilitate restoration.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Lisa Lake/Getty Images for MoveOn Ben & Jerry's has become known for more than its ice cream, garnering publicity for championing a number of social causes relating to climate change, racial justice and immigration.—
Hugh Cameron
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Hilaria and Gleb earned the second-highest score of the night garnering 14 total points from the judges, coming in just behind the top two couples, Robert Irwin with pro Witney Carson and Whitney Leavitt with pro Mark Ballas, who both nabbed a score of 15.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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Now known as the Cambridge Analytical scandal, the now shuttered marketing firm was accused of obtaining information on Facebook users in order to target voters during the 2016 presidential election.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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But Taiwanese authorities, after obtaining a search warrant for Ku’s Google account, said the IP address for the email indicated that it was sent from Herchen’s hotel room.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Companies are realizing that authentic cultural connection and inclusive design are really and truly business necessities.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
16 Sep. 2025
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The confusion peaked in 2019 when users on X began realizing the bearded figure wasn't Galifianakis, whose breakout role in The Hangover came decades later, but Redford at age 35.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The current injury will, at the very least, delay McCarthy from attaining anything resembling an offensive rhythm.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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This includes today’s conventional AI and the rest of the pathway up to attaining AGI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Maxwell, a former British socialite who had been accused of procuring and grooming underage girls for Epstein’s abuse, fascinated Kraus.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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For example, if a European food company is procuring in Europe and the yields will go down over time, that company will need to procure more of those foodstuffs from other areas.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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And winning has become an elusive quest.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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In the final seconds, Torres went to kick the game-winning field goal to seal the victory for the visitors.—
Zachary McMahon,
Boston Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Grossing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grossing. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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