purvey
verb
pur·vey
(ˌ)pər-ˈvā 
ˈpər-ˌvā
purveyed; purveying
1
: to supply (something, such as provisions) usually as a matter of business
2
Examples of purvey in a Sentence
a shop purveying handmade merchandise
Recent Examples on the Web
Easier limitations on freedom speech include defamation, conspiring to commit a crime, fraud, and purveying child pornography.
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Norm Pattis, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2024
This is the progress placed at risk by the torrent of anti-vaccine propaganda purveyed by RFK Jr.’s organization and other vaccination opponents.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
The Waxwing — which used to have a brick-and-mortar shop — will curate the venue's retail component and continue purveying local goods.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2024
Now the couple is leveling up again, leaving Glendale for a 12,500-square-foot space in Atwater Village with three galleries and a shop purveying books and editions.
—Michael Slenske, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2024
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Norm Pattis, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2024
This is the progress placed at risk by the torrent of anti-vaccine propaganda purveyed by RFK Jr.’s organization and other vaccination opponents.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
The Waxwing — which used to have a brick-and-mortar shop — will curate the venue's retail component and continue purveying local goods.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2024
Now the couple is leveling up again, leaving Glendale for a 12,500-square-foot space in Atwater Village with three galleries and a shop purveying books and editions.
—Michael Slenske, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Purvey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purvey. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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purvey
verb
pur·vey
(ˌ)pər-ˈvā
ˈpər-ˌvā
purveyed; purveying
: to supply usually as a business
purveyance
noun
-ən(t)s
purveyor
noun
-ər
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