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marketplace

[mahr-kit-pleys] / ˈmɑr kɪtˌpleɪs /
NOUN
shopping place
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK


Example Sentences

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But there are still plenty of moving parts and uncertainty in the current marketplace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

What matters, she writes, is “the marketplace of ideas,” and “the case is textbook” because Colorado’s law “distinguishes between two opposed sets of ideas,” only one of which the state approves.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

The company built a small business financing marketplace in 2024.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

“The broader signal to the marketplace is that the shield is wearing thin,” said Peter Jackson, a privacy and cybersecurity attorney in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

When there was nothing, I wiped the sweat from my face and walked out toward the marketplace.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer