as in customer
a person who buys goods and services
Most consumers are comfortable making purchases on the Internet.
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Recent Examples of consumer
The tariffs are expected to heighten tensions between the nations and drive-up consumer prices on a range of goods.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
This requirement had broad support from consumer advocate groups, and commissioners spoke positively in meetings about the value of ZIP code-level data.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
The festive wishes should ultimately resonate with consumers through meaningful products.
—WWD, 29 Jan. 2025
According to the analyst, that lackluster figure is due to the gradual rollout of Apple Intelligence, the company’s lack of generative AI apps for consumers and the rapid improvement in capabilities from other AI models.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
This requirement had broad support from consumer advocate groups, and commissioners spoke positively in meetings about the value of ZIP code-level data.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
The festive wishes should ultimately resonate with consumers through meaningful products.
—WWD, 29 Jan. 2025
According to the analyst, that lackluster figure is due to the gradual rollout of Apple Intelligence, the company’s lack of generative AI apps for consumers and the rapid improvement in capabilities from other AI models.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for consumer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consumer
Noun
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LeBron James and Doja Cat get laughs, but the real fun, as intended, is in the supercuts of actual Taco Bell customers (many of them photographed, apparently, at the drive-thru) that flash on the screen.—
Rob LeDonne,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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When people start leaving a monetary unit at the cash register for the next customer, the unit is too small to be useful.—
Chad de Guzman,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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Affirm’s active consumer base grew 23% year over year to 21 million users.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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Most Reddit users have taken the bride's side in the comments section.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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With the injury now added to the picture, there was already some buyer beware on Gourde.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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The associated token provides buyers with nothing but some digital artwork and a chance to gamble.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes,
1 Feb. 2025
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But the defense reportedly hopes to suppress the results of their client’s blood alcohol testing and dismiss statements Higgins made to authorities after the crash.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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The defense attorney said his client has no previous criminal history, and he was involved in a minor two-vehicle collision in 2021.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacramento Bee,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Consumer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consumer. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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