the business

NOUN

bill of goods

Synonyms

WEAK

snow job song and dance

NOUN

murder

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assassination bloodshed crime destruction felony homicide lynching manslaughter massacre shooting slaying terrorism

STRONG

annihilation blood butchery carnage death dispatching hit knifing liquidation off offing

WEAK

bump-off foul play one-way ticket rubout the works

NOUN

snow job

Synonyms

WEAK

bill of goods con conning flattery flimflam hosing ripoff scam smoke and mirrors soft sell soft soap song and dance

NOUN

song and dance

Synonyms

WEAK

bill of goods bull con elaborate explanation jive line number ripoff scam snow job story

Example Sentences

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Halma bought Avo Photonics, a manufacturer of electronics components, in 2011 and the business rode a wave of surging demand due to a relationship with a hyperscaler tech customer of more than a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Negative screens typically filter out companies in the business of fossil fuels, guns, and tobacco.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

"This company has an extraordinary history, and what makes it so special today is the skill, care and creative spirit that continue to define the business."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

GM created GM Energy back in 2022, but the business has not captured Wall Street’s imagination the way Ford Energy just did.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

We were still immersed in the business of every day, but we'd also started to plan in earnest for what lay ahead.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

the business

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