as in commerce
the buying and selling of goods especially on a large scale and between different places nations struggling to compete in the global marketplace

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Recent Examples of marketplace The company already has a third-party marketplace in Canada. Russell Leung, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025 But Johansen had a long, varied, and accomplished solo career for the three decades that followed the Dolls’ disappearance from the musical marketplace. Robert Christgau, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2025 What’s needed is comprehensive, nationwide reform that takes a holistic approach to a complex marketplace and introduces greater transparency. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025 The marketplace will feature vendors such as Mila Moursi Skincare, Golden Door Country Store, House of Shen and local businesses Rowan, Boulevard and Rancho Santa Fe Smart Fit. Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for marketplace
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Noun
  • In the Federal Baseball case of 1922, the Supreme Court infamously ruled that baseball was not interstate commerce and therefore was exempt from antitrust scrutiny.
    Chris Deubert, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Embassies house officers from the military, intelligence, law enforcement, health, commerce, trade, treasury and other agencies, all of whom monitor developments in the host nation and work with local officials to counter everything from terrorism to infectious disease to collapsing currencies.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • So cap isn’t an issue if the Blues are considering any trades that can upgrade the roster.
    Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The Bears struck twice before free agency with a pair of trades for offensive linemen Joe Thuney and Jonah Jackson from the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams, respectively, addressing one of their biggest positions of need.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
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  • Indeed, along what were once narrow country roads in eastern Collier and Lee counties there are numerous major projects under way that will create tens of thousands of homes and the traffic that comes with them.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The traffic alert was reported Sunday at 8:26 p.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Sunday at 9:03 p.m.
    Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2025

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“Marketplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marketplace. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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