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be in business

VERB

sell

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advertise auction close handle hawk market move peddle trade

STRONG

bargain barter boost contract dispose drum dump exchange hustle merchandise persuade pitch plug puff push retail retain snow spiel stock traffic unload vend wholesale

WEAK

clinch the deal close the deal deal in put across put up for sale soft sell soft soap sweet-talk

Antonyms

STRONGEST

buy

STRONG

conceal discourage dissuade hide hold keep

Example Sentences

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Allen called the suits “frivolous,” saying, “I couldn’t be in business if I actually conducted myself that way.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

"Now I'm the only one left. I wouldn't be in business today without India."

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

“We don’t see any reason why we shouldn’t be in business forever,” the NBA’s chief marketing officer said then.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

WeWork, which lost billions of dollars building and operating a global empire of co-working spaces, warned investors on Tuesday that it might not be in business for much longer.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2023

Which means that Don Walter’s hotel might not be in business without indigenas.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

be in business

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