auctioned

past tense of auction

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of auctioned 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
  • In early September, Jakarta police alleged that some TikTok users purposefully broadcast live during the violence to entice viewers into giving them gifts or virtual prizes that can be exchanged for cash.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
  • On June 21, 2025, the NFL star exchanged vows with his high school sweetheart, Ann Michael Hudson, at the Grandfather Golf and Country Club in North Carolina, per The News & Observer.
    Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • What Happens Next Consumers who purchased any affected shrimp products are advised not to eat them, and should return them to the point of purchase for a full refund.
    Matt Cannon, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Conquered stands separate from Millar’s work at Netflix, which purchased his company Millarworld in 2017 and has developed its titles into onscreen projects such as Jupiter’s Legacy and The Chosen One.
    Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Just before their latest stint on the road, the band swapped drummers with Foo Fighters, switching out Ilan Rubin for Josh Freese.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The town of Chipping Campden became a magnet for the Arts and Crafts movement in the early 1900s, after architect Charles Robert Ashbee swapped London for the countryside.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the interim, Ludwinski sold Sister Pie goods at Eastern Market on specific dates, took special orders and offered limited items with occasional openings.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The full-service pharmacy first opened in 1962 and became well-known for its cult-favorite ice cream brand, Thrifty, which has since been sold due to the store’s bankruptcy.
    Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • If products are merchandised poorly, no one will want to purchase it and money will not circle back to fisheries and the Alaskan economy could suffer.
    Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • No matter how they're merchandised, take notice of these home staples.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • ClubNFT launched as a safety net to protect the digital artifacts transacted via NFTs, backing up more than a million digital artworks and assets owned by the world’s leading collectors.
    Ana María Caballero, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Further, however, signs concerning the sales and use permit also were posted at the location, saying no sales can be transacted there.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The deal was negotiated by Emily Hayward Whitlock at The Artists Partnership.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
  • After years of organizing, production workers on commercials have negotiated their first union contract.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Union leaders bargained with the administration for those who were laid off to receive three months of severance, rather than two weeks of pay per year of service; three months of COBRA insurance coverage; and rehiring priority for any positions becoming vacant over the next two years.
    News Desk, Artforum, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Details about the appeal are confidential per arbitration standards and collectively bargained terms.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Auctioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auctioned. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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