consignment

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Recent Examples of consignment There have been no reported deaths associated with the outbreak, which has been linked to a consignment of cucumbers produced by Agrotato, S.A. de C.V. in Sonora, Mexico. James Bickerton, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024 Check consignment shops and estate sales for vintage purses—which are often in excellent condition—from your gift recipient’s favorite brands. Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024 Kona even has a consignment program to help support local authors! American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2024 Spencer struck a deal for 10,000 square feet and agreed to sell some Designers View items on consignment. James Bartlett, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for consignment 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consignment
Noun
  • They are then exported out of Haiti to Miami, where the cargo is again quickly loaded onto aircraft bound for China, where they are then raised for food.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The Suez Canal, for example, is crucial for energy and cargo shipments moving between Asia and Europe.
    Steve Banker, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Though fruit containers have proven reliable, drug traffickers also hide cocaine in shipments of cocoa beans, coffee, fish and porcelain vases, according to Izvestia's sources.
    Jon Jackson, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Seagate announced shipments of Exos M hard disk drives, HDD, samples to customers with up to 36TB storage capacity.
    Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to passengers, the Pacific carried 600 tons of freight.
    Joel Sams, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The company provides airline and ocean cargo/freight handling and warehousing services.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • That same mandate could also reopen the door to millions of acres of federal land that became off limits to hunters during the Biden Administration.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 31 Jan. 2025
  • What To Know Trump's RTO mandate will impact over 3 million federal employees, marking a major shift in workplace policy.
    Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Hornets’ security, the Observer previously reported, typically places barricades outside the stadium’s loading dock area to keep pedestrians and fans at bay — particularly when a car is leaving.
    Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Built in 1999, the building has recently been upgraded with a new roof, asphalt, loading areas and office improvements.
    Jessica Alvarado Gamez, The Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • If the case does proceed to trial, experts say, a jury could be turned off by the way DraftKings marketed its promotion offer to novice customers.
    Sean Gregory / Boston, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Pricing and promotions will also be a key to success.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Kickoff won’t arrive for nearly two weeks in New Orleans, but there are already a boat load of prop bets available.
    Kellis Robinett, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Zimbabwe is one of the few African countries to achieve a milestone in HIV/AIDS diagnosis, treatment and suppression of viral load.
    Ellen Knickmeyer, Samya Kullab, Farai Mutsaka and Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The 15-member commission wields a broad oversight over development and housing in the Coastal Zone.
    Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Still, both advisers said that the commission has the power to protect Europe’s sovereignty, and to force the platforms to be more transparent.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2025

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“Consignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consignment. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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