: an auction in which sealed bids are submitted beforehand
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Guests were treated to tea, coffee, wine, a specialty cocktail, homemade bites and a silent auction.—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025 Events like the 90-Miler and Long Boat Regatta take place along a section of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, and the annual Octo-BEAR-fest fundraiser has live music, food, a silent auction, and other programming.—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025 The walls were packed with nudes for all tastes, from figurative paintings to demure photos and artworks that skirted the human form topic all together; a painting of a a lemon had sold before the event even started, via the online silent auction.—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 16 Dec. 2025 Locally, Cedar Creek Cafe in Manton is helping to organize a spaghetti dinner, silent auction and bake sale fundraiser to create a trust for Rebecca Park's children.—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for silent auction
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