markets 1 of 2

plural of market
as in demands
the state of being sought after especially for purchase a great increase in the market for high-tech gadgets

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markets

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of market

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Recent Examples of markets
Noun
The picture could change, however, if higher rates finally begin to inflict significant damage on the economy or financial markets. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026 Looking ahead, Liu plans to expand Song of Skin into more markets. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026 Last week, Magnolia saw strong numbers for the film in many markets, including earning $47,510 at the Music Box in Chicago, $34,534 at BAM in Brooklyn, and $24,653 at the Balboa, a small neighborhood theater in San Francisco. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026 In several offshore markets, Verity was ahead of Reminders of Him and Regretting You. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026 There are other initiatives to expand access, including another bill Newsom signed last year that would include infertility coverage for individual and small group health insurance markets under the Affordable Care Act. — Sarah Elizabeth Richards, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 While crude prices remain high, with refined fuels facing a bigger shock, markets have yet to see catastrophic extremes, even as the Iran war and the strait’s closure approach their eighth month. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026 Restrictions on access to the most advanced chips because of US export controls, coupled with smaller capital markets, have pushed Chinese developers toward open models as a way to compete with leading US proprietary systems. — John Liu, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 Add in prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket, and more people are betting on sports than ever before. — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
Mirai Clinical links menopausal changes in body odor to a compound called Nonenal and markets its Deodorizing Soap with Persimmon and Aluminum-Free Natural Deodorant with Persimmon as products made to get rid of the Nonenal smell. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Mirai Clinical ties the change to a compound called Nonenal and markets its Purifying and Deodorizing Hair Shampoo and Deodorizing Soap with Persimmon as a way to manage it. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026 Warsh promised to be an independent leader, with high ethical standards, whom markets and the public could trust. — Taylor Millard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026 His appointment adds commercial experience in both the fiber markets Circulose serves and the recycling technologies supplying them. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 Nearly every payment processor sells a fraud tool, and nearly every one of them markets it as solved. — Wayne Hamilton, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The MiHIGH Infrared Sauna Blanket lists at $179 and markets calorie burn and muscle-ache relief. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026 Outdoorsy markets solidly over-performed from Twin Falls, Idaho, to Traverse City Michigan, Rapid City South Dakota and Billings Montana. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026 That is sparking a whole industry that markets other peptides — largely unproved and untested — that are said to increase muscle growth, speed recovery and fight aging. — Jonathan Fahey, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for markets
Noun
  • Should the party gain power back in Congress, its demands will have more teeth.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Modern replacement windows can incorporate insulating features designed to reduce heat transfer, which may help improve indoor comfort and potentially reduce heating and cooling demands.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Paul Heaney’s company itself acts as the central commissioner, putting projects into production and then sells the rights to buyers who have already stated their interest.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Reactor, which emerged from stealth in May, develops software to make world models run faster and cheaper, and sells a cloud service that manages the computing capacity.
    — Wen Shao, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Markets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/markets. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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