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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rack-rent
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Morena Baccarin plays Inara Serra, a licensed Companion (a high-status courtesan) who rents one of Serenity’s shuttles as her private quarters and place of business.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Mar. 2025 -
After the ruling, the Barnetts rented an apartment in Lafayette, Indiana and, according to court documents, left Natalia there to fend for herself.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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Maryland will hire a new athletic director, and that person will have the chance to decide what kind of department the state’s flagship university should have.—
Childs Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
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But the new law does not designate any money to immediately hire more investigators to probe potential problems.—
Jessica Schreifels,
ProPublica,
27 Mar. 2025
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Moving them to the stadium, hotel clusters, fan fest and other destinations will be a new experience for the city, which has leased 200 buses.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2025
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In 2022, Mayor Todd Gloria recommended the city buy out the Ash Street and Civic Center Plaza leases for 100 cents on the dollar.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
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But make no mistake: Styles isn’t about to go hit the putting green or charter a yacht off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2025
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Jabo and Biggs have talked about chartering a bus to visit a data center to witness noise levels and see how they’re kept.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Rack-rent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rack-rent. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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