subletting

Definition of sublettingnext
present participle of sublet
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subletting
Verb
  • The company hopes to start renting the boats by Memorial Day weekend.
    WCCO Staff, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Valente began plotting the Brown University massacre as early as 2022, renting a storage unit in Salem, New Hampshire, to stash his weapons.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Instead of hiring actors and scouting locations in which to shoot, Pau began to repurpose the footage she and other members of Videotage shot of Zuni Icosahedron’s live performances as the basis for her own creative work.
    Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
  • To manage those rising costs last year, San Jose partially froze hiring and reduced some city services.
    Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Crain's Chicago Business and CoStar both reported Thursday that the firm is talking to Google about leasing 300,000 square feet of space.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The market correction in the space, however, has been historic, according to Travis McCready, head of industries leasing advisory at JLL.
    Diana Olick, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Subletting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subletting. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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