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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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Last June, Hill was ordered to pay Bauer more than $300,000 for violating settlement terms.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Rams boss Les Snead and Chiefs leadership tandem Andy Reid and Brett Veach don’t seem hindered by obstacles either, despite later draft slots and paying future Hall of Fame quarterbacks.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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In return, Allen’s company receives most of the commercial spots in the programs, which his company can sell to advertisers to defray its costs.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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That sum effectively defrays the production costs, while providing exclusive access to sports TV’s most clutter-free ad environment.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Draw up a new budget, or pay off a debt.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
25 Apr. 2026
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The principal and interest of the loan is paid off through an increase in property taxes.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Upon the official death notice of Iowa State gymnastics, the conversation shifted overnight—from saving the program to liquidating its assets.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Onion is taking over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars brand as courts are liquidating the bankrupt far-right talk show host’s companies following the more than $1 billion in defamation judgments against him.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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Mahan also has the backing of two independent expenditure committees funded largely by tech leaders and other wealthy investors.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Raising the income cap would deliver more taxes to fund Social Security.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Indeterminate tomatoes should always be staked, trellised, or caged.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
23 Apr. 2026
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Reese and Bailey can each stake a claim toward being the draft's top defensive talent.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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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 state police have other options to get taxpayer dollars to underwrite the work, which has already been done.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Soon enough, there was the Giorgio Armani retrospective at the Guggenheim, and JPMorgan Chase underwrote the opening day of the new MoMA, which had spent half a billion dollars to rebuild itself.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Grubstake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubstake. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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