as in sale
a public event at which things are sold to the people who offer to pay the most
She bought the desk at an auction. He made several bids at the auction.
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Recent Examples of auction
Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
The allure of movies and the consolidation of Internet fandoms had deepened the value of the marquee franchise and blockbuster items Prop Store tends to auction.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
An 86,000-square-foot former packaging facility in New Albany, Indiana, is also up for auction as a redevelopment opportunity.
—Matthew Glowicki, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
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Noun
According to Ned, Dougal made his way to House Nairne to auction off some other cattle on his own.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
The allure of movies and the consolidation of Internet fandoms had deepened the value of the marquee franchise and blockbuster items Prop Store tends to auction.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
At one point, the satirical news site The Onion tried to purchase InfoWars at a bankruptcy auction, but the court refused to approve the sale.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
An 86,000-square-foot former packaging facility in New Albany, Indiana, is also up for auction as a redevelopment opportunity.
—Matthew Glowicki, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auction
Noun
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Indeed, after the sale was announced, conservative activist and podcaster Joe Oltmann, a prominent election denier based in Colorado, blasted Leiendecker in a Facebook post.—
Bente Birkeland,
NPR,
18 Oct. 2025
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In recent years, some Wyandotte residents have tried to get the government to delay or cancel its tax sales, which usually happen twice a year, to prevent people who have struggled to pay sky-rocketing property tax bills from losing their family homes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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They are not merchandised with products for shopping and are situated where customers live or work.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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Means, still living in Phoenix, started the merchandizing company Hello Merch in 2008.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Those transactions are still shaking out, while some of the propoertis have gone vacant and have lost access to utilities.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
17 Oct. 2025
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Millennials and Gen Z now account for 36% of total card member spending—on par with Gen X—and are making 25% more transactions on average than older customers.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This comes after Hamas and Israel have exchanged surviving hostages and prisoners in the first phase of a ceasefire deal for the war in Gaza.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Kansas Young Republicans organization was deactivated on Tuesday following an investigation by Politico into a trove of racist and derogatory messages exchanged in a group chat between young GOP members in four states.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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China could also gain access to the chips on the black market, since another country could buy Nvidia’s chips and resell them to China, Sundararajan said.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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Its popularity once led a bar in Minnesota to buy it and resell it, ultimately leading to felony charges.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Francesca and her new husband Sir John Kilmartin are headed to his estate in Scotland with Eloise and his cousin, Michaela Stirling (a character gender swapped from the books).—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
14 Oct. 2025
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Khloé and Kris swapped places, while Kim and Kourtney paired up to trade jabs.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In generic financial crises, that often appear quite suddenly, many individuals, businesses or governments cannot meet their financial obligations, whether payments of interest or principal on loans or simply paying for goods purchased or even wages due.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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Click here to see these and more and to purchase high-quality prints or a keepsake photos on mugs, buttons, greeting cards and more.—
Laura A. Oda,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The players argued the league refused to credibly bargain a new CBA by demanding terms that would mean less money shared with players.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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With Newsom’s signature now on AB 1340, drivers can collectively bargain and unionize, including negotiating contracts, which would set industry-wide standards, according to proponents like bill sponsors Assemblymembers Marc Berman, D-Menlo Park, and Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Auction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auction. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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