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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.
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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
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
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Ukraine and Russia exchanged drone attacks overnight into Monday, with both sides saying civilians had been impacted.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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The Independent Investigations Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General revealed that the man and an officer exchanged gunfire, and the man was shot.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
8 Dec. 2025
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Foaled in 2021, he was purchased by the Baoma Corporation for $550,000 as a two-year old and placed in the Bob Baffert barn.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Skydive Kansas City has been in business since 1998, according to its website, and was purchased by Bucketlist Experience in 2024.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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Amodei, meanwhile, has not held back in his criticism of Flippo, who swapped races from the 4th Congressional District in Southern Nevada after the congressman’s retirement.—
Max Grinstein,
The Washington Examiner,
11 June 2026
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Newman took over the keys as the pair swapped vocals, his voice as tender and warm as ever.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
10 June 2026
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Up to 13,000 grapevine plants potentially infected by the bacteria have been sold across a total of 24 Northern and Central California counties, the CDFA said.—
Seamus Bozeman
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Struggling financially, the museum sold its third and fourth floors in 2019 to real estate firm Fern Hill.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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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
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Now it is discussed, compared, measured and merchandised with the intensity once reserved for fitness, skincare and food.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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While economic impact can be quantified and reported, community impact cannot be so easily transacted.—
Michelle Grabner,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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The whole company is mobilized as billions of dollars are transacted across its platforms in a short space of time.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
24 Nov. 2025
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Following the end of the lease, the city of Escondido would regain ownership of the space or a new lease could be negotiated.—
Frankie Rowley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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The building project was negotiated by Rick Snyder, the former Republican governor of Michigan, and paid for by Canada to help ease congestion at the existing Ambassador Bridge and Detroit-Windsor tunnel.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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That exemption allows the major pro leagues to feature salary caps, luxury taxes, maximum salaries and other blatant restraints on earning opportunities that might run afoul of antitrust law since those rules are bargained with unions and thus exempt from antitrust scrutiny.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 June 2026
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Before Haynes bargained with vascular surgeon Dua to have a smoke, Mark Picard, 53, was telling his story to podiatric surgeon Sara Rose-Sauld.—
Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
8 June 2026
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“Auctioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auctioned. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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