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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rack-rent
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With the aid of French citizens, the Nazis looted more than 38,000 private apartments in the capital, and as many as 25,000 empty apartments that had been home to Jewish families were rented to non-Jewish tenants.—
Shannon Fogg,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026 -
California’s elite putting up their nanny or private chef in a backyard pad — or renting them out as Airbnbs — will do little for the economics (or politics) of the housing crunch, but will help around the margins.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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The relationship healed after Howard was hired as Michigan’s basketball coach in 2019.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The invader is a skillful art restorer, Lori Butler (Michaela Coel), who’s been hired by Julian’s greedy children, Barnaby (James Corden) and Sallie (Jessica Gunning), to work, or pose, as their father’s new assistant.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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In the documents, the franchise said there were 10 restaurants whose leases the company planned to reject.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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It’s now owned by the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency who will lease the spot.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Institute for Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at GSU was chartered in 1994, although its history reaches back to the 1970s.—
Jason Armesto,
AJC.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Swiss cruise line chartered seven flights and bought large groups of seats on commercial planes to repatriate over 1,500 guests stuck on the MSC Euribia in Dubai, according to the cruise line.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Rack-rent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rack-rent. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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