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Recent Examples of subtenant
That’s because Rhapsody was a subtenant of Giordano’s, the national pizza chain that closed in 2022 after less than a year in the space.
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Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2025
The plaintiffs alleged that MTS’s manager of real estate assets and MTS’s property manager for the warehouse were both aware that San Diego Sports Entertainment Center and its subtenants were operating without proper building or occupancy permits.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
The family lives in a rented brownstone in Brooklyn, in which rooms are let to subtenants.
—The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
In February 2020, inspectors noted multiple subtenants, wooden pallets and washing machines.
—Christopher Weber, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
In a complaint filed in San Francisco Superior Court, lawyers for Murkelley LLC accused Mission Housing Development Corporation of leaving 5524 Mission Street while its subtenants were still living in the building.
—Jordan Parker, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2023
Gregory Marconi, Rob Stillwell of Newmark Knight Frank represented the subtenant.
—Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, 12 June 2020
Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2025
The plaintiffs alleged that MTS’s manager of real estate assets and MTS’s property manager for the warehouse were both aware that San Diego Sports Entertainment Center and its subtenants were operating without proper building or occupancy permits.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
The family lives in a rented brownstone in Brooklyn, in which rooms are let to subtenants.
—The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
In February 2020, inspectors noted multiple subtenants, wooden pallets and washing machines.
—Christopher Weber, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
In a complaint filed in San Francisco Superior Court, lawyers for Murkelley LLC accused Mission Housing Development Corporation of leaving 5524 Mission Street while its subtenants were still living in the building.
—Jordan Parker, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2023
Gregory Marconi, Rob Stillwell of Newmark Knight Frank represented the subtenant.
—Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, 12 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subtenant
Noun
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The homeowner had leased the home to an employee of ASAP Squatter Removal, which gave them residency rights over the property; the company then acted on behalf of the lessee and new owner to force the residents out, according to Wagstaffe.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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After the term of the lease, the lessee would have the option to purchase the capital improvement for $1 if certain conditions are met.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Arrizurieta said the area’s current problems stem from rising rents and the type of tenants that can afford to take up shop in the area — mainly, banks and other national powerhouses.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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The blank walls stared at her, vacant pinholes made by previous tenants peering down like dark, shrunken pupils.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Food is so scarce and making rent so difficult that characters are perennially taking in lodgers who share beds and sleep in kitchens.—
Colton Valentine,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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Phantom Ranch lodgers, including the hiker, were evacuated by helicopter due to the hazardous gas.—
Alexandra Hardle,
AZCentral.com,
16 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Subtenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtenant. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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