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noun

Definition of fire salenext
as in clearance

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adjective

as in discounted

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Recent Examples of fire sale
Noun
Unlike past Anthropic announcements that resulted in a fire sale of anything and everything investors could think of being even slightly disrupted by AI, this one was a breath of fresh air. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026 The coming weeks may ultimately determine whether the Giants make just modest adjustments to the roster at the August trade deadline or fully embrace that rebuild with a more dramatic fire sale. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Adjective
That shows there are alternatives to a fire-sale auction which would allow governments to collect what they’re owed, and homeowners to keep most of the home’s value, AARP argued. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026 Though the acquisition of Premiere — done in large part because the parent company owns all the other international editions of Premiere — was costly, most Hachette buys are at fire-sale prices. — Rebecca Mead, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fire sale
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire sale
  1. clearance
  2. discounted
  3. purchase
  4. discount
  5. garage sale
  6. reduced
  7. closeout
  8. lowered
Noun
  • In 2021, the engines, gearboxes, suspension, ground clearance, and tyres would have seen pretty much any racetrack exercise, let alone a wet one, quickly end in tears and ambulances.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
  • Instead of bottom-of-the-barrel garments, the sale and clearance sections feature on-trend pieces anyone would jump at to save money.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 6 July 2026
Definition of clearance
Adjective
  • The free Database Lifecycle Management Pack and Exadata Management Pack, along with the discounted GoldenGate, GoldenGate Veridata, and Real Application Testing licenses, fall under this pillar, paired with Data Safe and Database Security Central for centralized risk visibility.
    — Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Capacity was 66 percent across the performances, suggesting discounted and free ticketing.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
Definition of discounted
Noun
  • The purchase reflects a broader effort to improve protection at military bases as unauthorized drone activity becomes more common.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
  • Despite this, 17% of prospective homebuyers have not taken any steps to improve their credit score ahead of a purchase, the survey showed.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of purchase
Adjective
  • Why do ultra-discount carriers like Spirit and Frontier often struggle in this country, whereas in Europe airlines like Ryanair, Wizz Air, and EasyJet seem to be able to make the same no-frills business model work—with huge benefits for travellers?
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
  • Consumers in the Midwest submitted the most votes for Kroger in the conventional non-discount supermarket category.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Definition of discount
Noun
  • Years earlier, Taylor's mother had purchased it at a garage sale without knowing anything about its history.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
  • The modern American estate sale is a hybrid of a garage sale and a thrift store, with items priced individually, and shoppers left free to browse without close supervision.
    — Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
Definition of garage sale
Adjective
  • For example, a person with a high tolerance with opioids would see reduced tolerance under the drug.
    — Gavin Escott, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Despite its grab-bag approach, False LP A follows the trend of each Topdown release being weirder and more reduced than the last.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026
Definition of reduced
Noun
  • And better in July to learn about NBA-level closeout speed and athleticism, as well as what shots are the right shots, than when the games count.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 July 2026
  • Foreign aid has been a clear focus; after USAID was razed last year, Vought was made acting administrator and tasked with overseeing the closeout of the agency.
    — Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 22 June 2026
Definition of closeout
Adjective
  • The beat comes on lowered expectations, after the company gave disappointing guidance in February that fell short of analyst estimates.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 2 June 2026
  • For video, the Avata 360 supports a standard color profile with the same naturally vibrant tones as its JPGs, or a 10-bit flat D-Log M profile with lowered contrast and saturation.
    — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of lowered

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