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a person who runs an auction
The auctioneer started the bidding at $100.
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Recent Examples of auctioneers
There are also weekly livestock auctions that are quite the sensory, chaotic feast, with multiple auctioneers going at the same time.
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Jill Robbins,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
The podcast will be rooted in Riles’ background as a longtime Hollywood audience warm-up comedian and one of the country’s top benefit auctioneers.
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Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
Each speech in Policy is time-limited; kids speak like gasping auctioneers to cram in arguments their opponents must try to rebut.
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Eli Durst,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
On the styling front, Park drew on research into real-world auctioneers to develop a look that tracked Seol-ah’s shifting emotional states.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
The following year, the auctioneers sold a bronze participants medal from the 1920 Antwerp Olympics for £640 ($875).
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Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
At the heart of this tradition are the auctioneers, whose skill can determine not only the outcome of a sale but also the livelihoods of the exhibitors.
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Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
This iteration is one of just 30 300 SLs that were delivered to France, according to the auctioneers.
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Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
12 Jan. 2026
During Ghost Month, the seventh month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar, auctioneers sell seemingly ordinary items—backpacks, calculators, tchotchkes—imbued with a spiritual charge thought to bring good luck.
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Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Jill Robbins,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
The podcast will be rooted in Riles’ background as a longtime Hollywood audience warm-up comedian and one of the country’s top benefit auctioneers.
—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
Each speech in Policy is time-limited; kids speak like gasping auctioneers to cram in arguments their opponents must try to rebut.
—
Eli Durst,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
On the styling front, Park drew on research into real-world auctioneers to develop a look that tracked Seol-ah’s shifting emotional states.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
The following year, the auctioneers sold a bronze participants medal from the 1920 Antwerp Olympics for £640 ($875).
—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
At the heart of this tradition are the auctioneers, whose skill can determine not only the outcome of a sale but also the livelihoods of the exhibitors.
—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
This iteration is one of just 30 300 SLs that were delivered to France, according to the auctioneers.
—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
12 Jan. 2026
During Ghost Month, the seventh month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar, auctioneers sell seemingly ordinary items—backpacks, calculators, tchotchkes—imbued with a spiritual charge thought to bring good luck.
—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auctioneers
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That helps bad sellers boost ratings and fool real shoppers.
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Most sellers only notice the first one.
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It is sold on street corners from vendors with large gourds, and also seen mixed with spirits on cocktail menus in upscale restaurants throughout the state.
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The thunderous cry rings out over a crowd gathered in front of a television propped up on plastic tables and past a maze of vendors lining a bustling working-class neighborhood in downtown Mexico City.
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Many antique purchases for the store are made through private sales between dealers, but some of Corbett’s favorite and most prized possessions have come from auctions and estate sales.
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According to court records, between March and September 2024, investigators reportedly made 11 purchases of drugs from various dealers.
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Libra was always only meant to be an enabler for wallets, merchants and platforms.
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Dutch merchants, families and investors moved through a wide Atlantic network that connected Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and North America.
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Kalshi traders in May had indicated a strong chance the final report would top the forecast.
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Robinhood recently launched Robinhood Social in beta, a feed for discovering and tracking traders, while other crypto startups are experimenting with public portfolios, copy trading, and social feeds that allow users to follow experienced traders.
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