as in customer
a person who buys goods and services
Most consumers are comfortable making purchases on the Internet.
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Recent Examples of consumer
More clues on how tariffs are affecting U.S. consumers may come in the latest inflation report, the CPI data, to be released Tuesday local time.
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CNBC, 15 July 2025
This product differentiation is leading to an increase in customizable and personalized solutions for consumers.
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2025
That once-simple search box is now a generative system: anticipating needs, synthesizing answers and reshaping how consumers discover, evaluate and buy.
—Dani Nadel, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Chinese consumers may have paused luxury spending, but the country remains firmly in the sights of industry leader Louis Vuitton.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
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CNBC, 15 July 2025
This product differentiation is leading to an increase in customizable and personalized solutions for consumers.
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2025
That once-simple search box is now a generative system: anticipating needs, synthesizing answers and reshaping how consumers discover, evaluate and buy.
—Dani Nadel, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Chinese consumers may have paused luxury spending, but the country remains firmly in the sights of industry leader Louis Vuitton.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consumer
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The location in Japan will showcase a comprehensive range of furniture, textiles and home accessories, with the space divided into living, dining and bedroom areas to offer customers styling suggestions.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
15 July 2025
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In many cases, a business’s customers or suppliers are members of the same community, or within the same region.—
Louis Gritzo,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Sap, the Carnegie Mellon assistant professor, said Grok was dealing with a common tension for AIs: balancing the desire to follow the user’s instructions with its own guidelines.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
15 July 2025
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In China, Baidu has been operating its own robotaxi service since 2021 in major cities like Beijing, letting users hail an Apollo Go car through the app.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
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The deal fell through in early March because the buyer couldn’t finance it, Cleworth said.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
7 July 2025
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In my experience, this can be a win-win, attracting cost-conscious buyers while preserving margins.—
Eran Mizrahi,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The co-labs allow clients to direct funds to charities quicker and with less effort.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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The Wolves would have to come to them in Chicago, a way for Floyd to reduce the strain on a client who had been through the wringer that week.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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“Consumer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consumer. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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