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be in business

VERB

sell

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advertise auction close handle hawk market move peddle trade

STRONG

bargain barter boost contract dispose drum dump exchange hustle merchandise persuade pitch plug puff push retail retain snow spiel stock traffic unload vend wholesale

WEAK

clinch the deal close the deal deal in put across put up for sale soft sell soft soap sweet-talk

Antonyms

STRONGEST

buy

STRONG

conceal discourage dissuade hide hold keep

Example Sentences

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“We want to be in business with Las Culturistas, and with Matt and Bowen specifically, for a long time to come,” Pearson says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

“I think it sort of goes back to wanting to be in business with incredibly talented people,” Pakosta said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

"Now I'm the only one left. I wouldn't be in business today without India."

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

I felt like if we could get the right time and space to have those scenes play out with what was on the page, we were going to be in business.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2024

Which means that Don Walter’s hotel might not be in business without indigenas.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

be in business

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