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Recent Examples of costermonger
Croft was said to have taken his fashion inspiration from costermongers, who were roving traders selling fruit, vegetables, fish and produce on the streets of east London, a working-class area that developed its own distinct accent and vocabulary riddled with rhyming slang, known as Cockney.
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Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for costermonger
Noun
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Even so, traders will be looking for any hints of a positive or negative tone in the Fed’s projections and public comments at the close of the panel’s two-day meeting Wednesday afternoon.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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For now, traders on Wall Street are largely expecting the Fed to deliver two or three rate cuts by the end of 2025.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2025
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Brazil raids homes of arms smugglers SAO PAULO -- Brazil's federal police on Thursday raided the homes of smugglers who brought in 2,000 assault rifles from Miami to supply a criminal organization in Rio de Janeiro, authorities said.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Authorities said Tin was associated with Kang Juntao, an international turtle smuggler from Hangzhou City, China.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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Childhood friends, Costello and Genovese thrived as bootleggers during Prohibition and rose to the upper ranks of the mob.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Real McCoy line (named after a famous bootlegger of the 1920s) is distilled at Foursquare is more affordable and easier to find but doesn’t skimp on the quality.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Elana, who is built like her father with a short explosive build, was a natural pusher; The pusher tries to maximize the speed of the bobsled at the start of the race.—
Tim Genske,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The former leader oversaw a ferocious crackdown on drug pushers in the Southeast Asian country, targeting with relentless and bloody zeal a criminal trade that had sparked widespread anger among his supporters.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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Racers and visitors are advised to not park in any merchant lots.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
The Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2025
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After all, between January 2024 and Inauguration Day, the U.S. military and its allies conducted over 260 strikes on Houthi targets, but the attacks on merchant and naval assets kept coming.—
The Editors,
National Review,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Investigators can root out fence operators and shut down significant local networks - as in Dallas - but new ones pop up around the country.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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Members were outside the new fence around Briar East Woods Tuesday, holding signs protesting the project.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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Home sellers in Southwest Florida are slashing their asking prices at rates unseen since the years that followed the economic downturn of late 2007 to 2009, according to real estate professor Shelton Weeks.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Within the retail business, Amazon has already launched a shopping chatbot, an AI assistant for sellers and AI shopping guides.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2025
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At Pier 60, sunsets are celebrated every evening with a festival that brings out vendors and street performers.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The high hosted 36 vendors at its career fair on Wednesday, the Desert Sun reported.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Costermonger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costermonger. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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