consignment

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Recent Examples of consignment Not long after he was hired, parcels sent to a nearby consignment auction house started going missing, according to court documents filed against Dozier. Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025 The book is available through online booksellers, and to celebrate its release, Stanger will hold a signing event at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, at Boulevard consignment shop at 7458 Girard Ave. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025 It’s been a long six years of digging through consignment shops, scouring listings of online resellers, and endlessly searching social media to find cookware in Le Creuset’s infamous berry shade. Euna Park, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2025 Littlest Luxuries offers the quick and easy peer-to-peer model as well as the white-glove consignment model. Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for consignment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consignment
Noun
  • Platforms enable companies to track shipments, reroute cargo proactively and avoid costly delays.
    Jochen Schwenk, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The rule would first kick in for drayage trucks, which move cargo between ports and warehouses up and down the state.
    Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The study analyzed food shipments into Gaza from January to July 2024.
    Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Canada, which supplies 85% of U.S. potash (a key fertilizer ingredient), might be considering halting shipments across the border.
    Scott Neuman, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The constant port congestion could be what’s keeping charter freight rates up while traditional spot and contract rates take their annual dive.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Police say thieves have targeted trains on the BNSF Railway, the largest freight railroad in the U.S. and one with roots that go back to 1849.
    Ian Servantes for Footwear News, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The law firm is also representing the district in its ongoing legal battle with the California Department of Education, which filed a writ of mandate against the district in April requiring that RUSD revoke the policy.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Some critics also worry that an elimination could neuter federal mandates for programs like Title I, which funds schools in low-income areas.
    David Catanese, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • However, everyone responds to it differently, and there may be risks for some people, such as the following: Common side effects: Water retention is common with the loading dose of creatine or when taken at high doses.
    Sarah Anzlovar, MS, RD, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Minutes later, according to the warrant, Olejniczak was seen on the front door camera loading pets, luggage and belongings into a silver crossover SUV.
    Hanna Park, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • TikTok star Reece Feldman has also been a part of official promotions for the Oscars.
    Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025
  • In the last month alone, federal funding for biomedical research was cut, meetings of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices were indefinitely postponed and Louisiana went so far as to ban the promotion of vaccines.
    Abigail Silva, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • We were given very strict safety instructions on how to walk out to the helicopter, how to enter, and who sits where to balance the load.
    Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Corina Conley added 15 points; Michaela Cloonan dished a game-high seven assists; and Dash Shaw produced 11 points for a Sharks team with loads of balance.
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The commission labeled the infractions as Security Level IV, the lowest level issued by the NRC.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The commission voted to place the hold on Friday while encouraging KC Life to follow up with the city about whether the properties should be placed on the city’s dangerous buildings list.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025

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“Consignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consignment. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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