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Recent Examples of grubstake
Out of cash, Steen reluctantly abandoned grubstaking to work as a carpenter in Tucson, Arizona, for a year, but the uranium called to him.
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Aaron Robinson, Car and Driver, 27 July 2017
Aaron Robinson, Car and Driver, 27 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grubstake
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Three practices are paid entry for visitors ages 4 and older: July 27, Aug. 2 and Aug. 3.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
20 July 2025
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Any cleaning that needs to be done to meet the landlord’s standards is then paid for using the security deposit.—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 July 2025
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Nearly 60,000 customers have submitted applications since ComEd opened the window last week for the one-time grant, which was created to defray rising electric supply charges during peak air conditioning season.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
16 July 2025
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Crestfallen fans have begun demanding refunds for hundreds of dollars in ticket purchases to defray irrecoverable travel and lodging costs.—
Jia H. Jung,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
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The work paid off, as chassis No. 100913 has subsequently garnered class wins at the Amelia Island, Radnor Hunt, and Hilton Head concours—all in 2021—along with the 2024 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance and this year’s ModaMiami.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
14 July 2025
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If Jackson can stay steady (and healthy), the Panthers’ double-down bet will pay off.—
Mike Kaye
July 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Market movements: Short positions (bets on price drops) have been liquidated, resulting in a price increase.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
14 July 2025
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In 1938, the Nazis forcibly liquidated the Mendelssohn bank, and its assets, including the family’s Stradivarius, were absorbed by Deutsche Bank.—
Asia London Palomba,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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Chinese intelligence officers regularly serve as the primary point of contact for CSSA members, according to a 2018 congressional report, and chapters are often funded and directed by Chinese consulates.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
24 July 2025
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The Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, which pays benefits to retirees and their families, is fully funded only until 2033.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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This stability is essential for activities like payments, staking, and lending, where users and institutions simply cannot absorb the risk of high price fluctuations.—
Geoff Ira,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Despite a strong likelihood of clearing the chamber, the bill is unlikely to become law: Democrats have staked opposition to it, arguing the legislation would injure democracy in the U.S. and abroad and hammering away about policy riders included.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
14 July 2025
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Rioters have typically been ordered to pay $500 if found guilty of a misdemeanor or $2,000 if convicted of a felony to the Architect of the Capitol to recompense for the damage.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
13 Apr. 2025
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Our society doesn’t send teenagers to fight each other to the death and watch it on live TV as a form of entertainment and recompense for a long-ago rebellion.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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The same advantages underwrote the rise of the biggest dinosaurs as well as more recent giants like the sloths and mastodons.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 July 2025
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Goldman is wading back into the market for SPACs and is open to underwriting new deals for SPAC companies, Bloomberg reported on June 17.—
Luisa Beltran,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Grubstake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubstake. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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