rack-rent

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rack-rent
Verb
  • Another option would be renting out rather than selling your home.
    Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2025
  • Private villas were rented and transformed into extravagant replicas of the movies’ opulent Capitol, complete with servers in eccentric wigs, chocolate fountains that flowed for hours and enough colorful macarons to feed a small city.
    Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Verb
  • Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent maker Cameron Pictures has hired Karen Tsang as Vice President of Creative Affairs.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 May 2025
  • These reductions have allowed businesses to create new jobs and hire more team members to the benefit of all Floridians.
    Scott Shalley, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2025
Verb
  • If these items and plans for the project are approved by the Naperville City Council, construction as soon as this fall and the homes could be fully leased by 2027 or 2028, Zach Grabijas with Lincoln Property Co. said.
    Marie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
  • There are rumors on Capitol Hill that rather than redesigning these processes to suit a new era, in a fit of panic some senior decisionmakers are actually considering avoiding it all by just leasing services for core space warfighting missions.
    Charles Beames, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • It’s not known whether Diddy has any ownership of that company or just frequently charters that particular aircraft.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
  • Early last month, about 50 people gathered outside of Tweed to protest the company’s decision to contract with the state Department of Homeland Security to charter deportation flights.
    Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2025
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“Rack-rent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rack-rent. Accessed 30 May. 2025.

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