rack-renting

present participle of rack-rent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rack-renting
Verb
  • For them, streaming from the cloud is as natural as renting videos from Blockbuster were to me and my friends.
    Taesik Yoon, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Unexplained inconsistencies in the reasoning for renting a vehicle, or nervousness or a refusal to answer questions about the reason for rental, may also be a sign for concern, the bulletin said.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The board also approved unanimously a district policy that bans an employee from evaluating, hiring or working on the same campus as an immediate family member.
    Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Palm Beach County needs to get a lot more serious about hiring its first new county administrator in a decade.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • For the time being, Pritzker is letting his existing pension-reform proposal speak for itself.
    David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Allow yourself, too, to feel the ease of letting go.
    Time, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Rack-renting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rack-renting. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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