as in to sell
to offer for sale to the public
the textile manufacturer doesn't retail its fabrics to consumers, offering them only to wholesalers and garment makers
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Recent Examples of retail
Here are all the new shoes and then the rest of adidas' 2025 College Shoe Collection, each pair of which retails for $160.
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Dylan Reffe, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Fans can follow the brand’s official social media accounts and TikTok Shop for the Mug Root Beer Float Bundle, retailing for $45.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
The team relied on ultra-low-cost ESP32 chips, which retail for $5 to $10, and Raspberry Pi boards costing around $30.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
This is slightly higher in price than the original Hollow Knight, which retails for $15 on all platforms, but Team Cherry has alluded to Silksong being a much bigger game, with twice the amount of benches – save points or rest stops – compared to the original game.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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Dylan Reffe, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Fans can follow the brand’s official social media accounts and TikTok Shop for the Mug Root Beer Float Bundle, retailing for $45.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
The team relied on ultra-low-cost ESP32 chips, which retail for $5 to $10, and Raspberry Pi boards costing around $30.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
This is slightly higher in price than the original Hollow Knight, which retails for $15 on all platforms, but Team Cherry has alluded to Silksong being a much bigger game, with twice the amount of benches – save points or rest stops – compared to the original game.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retail
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In that case, the second seat will be sold at the same fare as the original.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Burmese shops in Milwaukee sell dozens of kinds of canned or jarred items, including pickled ginger, pickled dogfruit, taro root and lotus root.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Seating is marketed for five, but three second-row occupants are transported intimately.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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The 2015 merger between Kraft and Heinz was marketed as a prime example of synergy and shareholder upside.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Retail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retail. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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