auctioned

past tense of auction

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Recent Examples of auctioned When asked if the Jaguar XJ40 is the most famous vehicle the company has auctioned, Livesey was quick to share that the auction platform has a history of selling cars with links to the rich and famous. Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 8 June 2026 To celebrate Monroe’s 100th birthday on June 1, five photos from the shoot are being auctioned off through proxy bidding until Tuesday morning, when the live auction will occur. Katie Simons, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026 At The Quail, the company showed the R1S Quad Pebble Beach, which was auctioned off earlier in the week at the Broad Arrow Monterey Jet Center Auction for $175,000, $45,000 more than its auction estimate. Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025 The Missions’ jerseys will be auctioned immediately after Saturday’s game, while the jerseys worn by the Padres and Red Sox will be placed in an online auction next week. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auctioned
Verb
  • Hitler’s picture was exchanged for a painting of Alexander Hamilton, the father of the Coast Guard.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • The bulk of the messages were exchanged between 2001-2004, before Epstein first faced criminal charges in Florida in 2006.
    John Parkinson, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Bon Appétit may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.
    Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • The necklace, along with its matching earrings and rings, was purchased immediately by a client.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Recently, both actresses swapped restrictive jeans for lightweight trousers.
    Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
  • Two-way deals can be swapped out at any time.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Since the band was formed, the group has sold over 100 million records worldwide.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • The airlines took the money and sold day passes to anyone with $50.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • This round gives us the working capital to show up the way our retail partners and customers deserve, fully stocked, beautifully merchandised, and with the marketing muscle to match.
    Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
  • It’s all curated by owner Sylvie Chateigner, who has methodically merchandised the store by color.
    Clara Giampellegrini, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • For decades, billions of dollars in advertising have been transacted on Nielsen ratings that tabulate how many people saw a TV program or commercial, and, also on how many people of a certain age or gender did as well.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 May 2026
  • While economic impact can be quantified and reported, community impact cannot be so easily transacted.
    Michelle Grabner, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • As officials negotiated over how to permanently end the war in Iran, a separate plan emerged to break the shipping bottleneck through the Strait of Hormuz.
    Munir Ahmed, Fortune, 24 June 2026
  • Some, like Santa Clarita, have come to the table and already negotiated a settlement.
    Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • The rules have also not been bargained with a players’ association, like in pro sports, so there’s no labor exemption from antitrust scrutiny.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 June 2026
  • Lind’s ideal ignores what workers have actually bargained for in the United States, and what pro-worker social democracies already provide.
    Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

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“Auctioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auctioned. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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