Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rack-rent
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Healy asked at the committee meeting whether the village had investigated renting screens when needed.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025 -
Colocation data centers involve renting space for servers and computing hardware rather than relying on in-house or private facilities.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2025
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Since hiring French manager Wilfried Nancy in 2023, the Crew have been consistently pleasing to the eye.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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When evaluating an investment, Elliott also hires specialty and general management consultants, expert cost analysts and industry specialists.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
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The state will lease Laurel Park racetrack for three years at a cost of one dollar per year.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2025
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Enfield Council owns the land the tree was located on, and it is leased to Toby Carvery.—
Olivia Kemp,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2025
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Her boyfriend was hoping to raise over $227,000 to help charter a medical air ambulance back to Germany, since a normal flight was not her safest option.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Titanic’s owner, the White Star Line, chartered the Mackay-Bennett, a steamer normally used for repairing trans-Atlantic telegraph cables, to retrieve as many bodies as possible.—
Greg Daugherty,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Rack-rent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rack-rent. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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