rack-rented

past tense of rack-rent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rack-rented
Verb
  • An employee allegedly stole 47 vehicles from an Avis Budget site at an upstate New York airport and rented them out around the region, police said Friday.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • But just outside the grounds, Chase Sapphire, the feisty up-and-comer in the world of rectangular plastic, had rented a stately home for its customers.
    Alyson Krueger, Air Mail, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In 1873 twenty-two-year-old Edward Walter Maunder was hired as the spectroscopic assistant for this program.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Woodward was the one who hired Fisher at Texas A&M.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Pacific Life has temporarily leased 25,000-square-feet of office space near Queensbridge until the project is complete, the company said.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The Los Angeles Clippers’ new $2 billion arena, Intuit Dome, includes four courtside cabanas that cost $2 million per year and are all leased.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Rack-rented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rack-rented. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.

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