as in to hawk
to sell from place to place usually in small quantities
seldom saw their father, who traveled around the country peddling Bibles
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Recent Examples of peddle
No matter how many meal kits and fast dinner solutions were being peddled to consumers, the structure of American life had shifted in ways that made a traditional dinner routine harder to sustain.
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Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Those idiots are the primary reason Trump is president, while Kamala Harris, who condemns the military success like most of her fellow Democratic politicos, can’t even get traction in peddling her sour-grapes-loser book.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
Someone else has decided to peddle gossip, and the nobility is ready and willing to eat it all up.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Someone else has decided to peddle gossip, and the nobility is ready and willing to eat it all up.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
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Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Those idiots are the primary reason Trump is president, while Kamala Harris, who condemns the military success like most of her fellow Democratic politicos, can’t even get traction in peddling her sour-grapes-loser book.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
Someone else has decided to peddle gossip, and the nobility is ready and willing to eat it all up.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Someone else has decided to peddle gossip, and the nobility is ready and willing to eat it all up.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddle
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Since entering the league in 2018 after the Dolphins drafted him, Fitzpatrick has been defined by his versatility in the secondary and ball-hawking style of play.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Wolfpack used an up-tempo offense and ball-hawking defense to control the tempo against the Raptors.—
Butch Hart,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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But Aaron Barker, president of the AFGE Local 554 in Georgia, said TSA officer unions don't have the same restrictions and can accept donations to distribute to their members.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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Focused on innovative nonfiction storytelling exploring the link between science and culture, the fund has distributed grants to teams behind films at all stages, from development to post-production, since 2017.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2026
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Prices on apparel wholesaling climbed 5%, while the apparel, jewelry, footwear and accessories retailing category spiked 8%.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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The idea was to create the first ever international drugstore chain operator and drug wholesaling company.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
17 June 2025
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“Peddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddle. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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