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as in commercial
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as in extensive
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as in inexpensive
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as in to retail
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Recent Examples of wholesale
Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
A lot of our parents have these wholesale businesses downtown or dry cleaners or liquor stores.
—Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2026
Prices on apparel wholesaling climbed 5%, while the apparel, jewelry, footwear and accessories retailing category spiked 8%.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Saville, who has been with BJ’s for nearly a decade, is well aware of the wholesale club competition.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
A lot of our parents have these wholesale businesses downtown or dry cleaners or liquor stores.
—Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
This could include uses such as a contractor storage yard, data and information processing, manufacturing and processing, a medical or dental laboratory, multimedia production, research and development, warehouses, wholesaling or a recycling center.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2026
Prices on apparel wholesaling climbed 5%, while the apparel, jewelry, footwear and accessories retailing category spiked 8%.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wholesale
Adjective
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Alexander Ugryumov, Senior Vice President for Research and Development at TVEL, stated that burning minor actinides in a commercial reactor is a long-term strategy rather than a single experiment.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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The Federal Aviation Administration is ready to begin collecting user fees for the first time for commercial launches and reentries, which could generate millions of dollars annually, Space News reports.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Every personal finance review is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of personal finance products.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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So Whaffle’s strict period accuracy requires extensive research.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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The problem with this inexpensive, multifunctional tool?—
Jennifer Zyman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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Turn a Plain Candle Into a Personalized Keepsake Start with an inexpensive plain candle and transform it with a few finishing touches.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The collection retails for $199-$259.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Not only is Michael supposed to marry the actor Clifton Davis, but a recent issue of Jet retails a rumor that Michael and Tatum O’Neal took a sauna together in the nude.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Let’s keep standing behind this important Illinois corporate citizen.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The stores were chosen in part because there are other Walmart locations nearby, according to the company’s corporate office.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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One of the earliest examples of citizen journalism took place before the widespread use of the Internet.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Social media posts indicated a widespread skepticism about the school board’s request, and the finance board Tuesday night endorsed cutting the education increase by $125,000.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There are expensive tickets, yes, and there are also affordable tickets.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The rentals also cannot be ADUs, or Accessory Dwelling Units, junior ADUs, recreational vehicles, hotels, motels, timeshares, bed and breakfast inns or affordable housing.—
Terri Daxon,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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It’s all curated by owner Sylvie Chateigner, who has methodically merchandised the store by color.—
Clara Giampellegrini,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2026
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The store’s inventory will come from local closets and be merchandised around upcoming events including Ultra (March 27-29), the Miami Open (through March 29), Formula 1 (May 1-3) and Swim Week (May 25-June 1).—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Wholesale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wholesale. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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