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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
Verb
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Nobody complains about the way the health care industry forces us to pay high prices for low-quality service.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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Tax revenues generated by the project are paying for the millions in infrastructure repair.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 July 2025
Verb
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In 2022, Idaho Governor Brad Little had committed up to $1 million in emergency funds to support the manhunt and investigation, which has helped defray some of the expense.—
Sasha Pezenik,
ABC News,
4 July 2025
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Wade is due to make about $3 million for the rest of the season, but the Giants included cash considerations in the deal to defray some of that cost.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
9 June 2025
Verb
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If Jackson can stay steady (and healthy), the Panthers’ double-down bet will pay off.—
Mike Kaye
July 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
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The work paid off, as chassis No. 100913 has subsequently garnered class wins at the Amelia Island, Radnor Hunt, and Hilton Head concours—all in 2021—along with the 2024 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance and this year’s ModaMiami.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
14 July 2025
Verb
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The billionaire reportedly liquidates one billion Amazon shares per year to fund Blue Origin.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
2 July 2025
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At its peak on Sunday, more than $1 billion in crypto positions were liquidated during a 24-hour span — with over 95% coming from long bets, underscoring just how overexposed the market was heading into the weekend.—
Brian Evans,Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
22 June 2025
Verb
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It is funded by payroll taxes and will continue to provide pay checks.—
Nora Duncan,
Hartford Courant,
11 July 2025
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There are many services and causes in the United States that benefit the greater public but are entirely funded by private philanthropy.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
11 July 2025
Verb
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But development staffs and CIOs who have staked their careers and skill sets on legacy systems will resist.—
Forrester,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Robinhood’s revenue rose 50% year-over-year in Q1, and the company just this week launched staking in the U.S. — a feature that had previously been blocked by regulators.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
2 July 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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The same advantages underwrote the rise of the biggest dinosaurs as well as more recent giants like the sloths and mastodons.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 July 2025
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Goldman is wading back into the market for SPACs and is open to underwriting new deals for SPAC companies, Bloomberg reported on June 17.—
Luisa Beltran,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Grubstake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubstake. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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