CONSUMERS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

consumers

noun

plural of consumer

as in customers

a person who buys goods and services Most consumers are comfortable making purchases on the Internet.

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Recent Examples of consumers But if pressure on lower-income consumers causes spending to weaken, the impact could spread across the economy. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026 This was followed distantly (15 percent) by challenges with market pricing strategy, or trouble passing along the cost of the tariffs to consumers. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026 Buying power Housing costs are no longer American consumers’ main concern, says a new survey from marketing company Adtaxi. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026 The subscription was previously only available directly to consumers on an individual basis. — Amina Niasse, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 House Bill 2963 requires manufacturers to make the parts, tools and information needed to fix certain electronics available to consumers and independent repair businesses. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026 So the question is, will the new FE make consumers think twice about paying more? — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026 The company connects 3 million shippers to 225 million consumers across 220 countries and territories. — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 Mintel principal strategist Andrew McDougall says 22% of consumers would consider using GLP-1s in the future based on the approval of oral formats. — Perdita Nouril, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026

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For even more flight savings, post-booking, the first 100 customers can unlock 28% off their next eligible round-trip Economy flight (valid for departures between January 8 and May 23, 2027).

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Older buyers Builders may finally be acknowledging the advanced ages of many of their customers.

— Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

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Defense attorneys in both cases argued that the defendants’ intent was in question, raising in argument the possibility that their clients were not trying to cause serious bodily injury or death.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
Kaufman was a Jewish émigré from Buenos Aires who had clients in Manhattan and had been commissioned to build another house on the island for shoe designer Danny Berk.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026

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