Thesaurus results for SUBLEASE

sublease

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Definition of sublease

as in to lease

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Recent Examples of sublease As a result, the grocery store chain plans to close 36 stores; end agreements with some independent store operators; and terminate or sublease certain leases, including one distribution center facility that is no longer being used. — Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026 Whataburger will work with landlords to sublease those properties as well, the company said. — Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2025 The Community Center’s rent, which is currently $65,100 annually, would be reduced because the Community Center would no longer sublease space in the two story brick building. — Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025 Nektar Therapeutics, which is credited with helping to usher in Mission Bay’s biotech boom, has been seeking to sublease its space, the sources said. — Laura Waxmann, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sublease

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Like Airpark Plaza, the shopping plaza was fully leased when Publix acquired it.

— Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Instead, revenue protection mode—according to the DOJ—prioritized maintaining revenue by leasing fewer apartments at higher prices.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

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Their father, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was also allowed to sublet properties on his former estate, Royal Lodge, for an undisclosed period of time.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 8 June 2026
Some owners who cannot afford to install the proper infrastructure for intensive tourist use have either sold or sublet their syrmata to property managers.

— Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2026

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And as the most recent press secretary found out, you can be fired from the position just as quickly as you were hired.

— Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
The Cowboys brought Mike Pettine out of retirement, hiring him as a senior defensive assistant to help out Christian Parker, the team’s defensive coordinator, get this group back on track.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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