auctioned

Definition of auctionednext
past tense of auction

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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
  • Prisoners exchanged Russia's Defense Ministry said that a prisoner swap Saturday brought home 175 of its soldiers.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • After Crown Prince Hussein exchanged vows with Rajwa Alseif, the couple participated in a motorcade of red Land Rover jeeps.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Find out why more than 9,000 shoppers have purchased this car vacuum in the past month alone below.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Vogue may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Another surgery swapped out her breast implants to erase her shoulder pain in 2022, Dishell said, but doctors warned her then that her other pain was unlikely to improve.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Although Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, Christopher Masterson, and Justin Berfield all returned to reprise their respective members of the surname-less central family, the latest iteration of the show swapped out two of the series' younger siblings.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • PowerPoint reshaped how ideas were pitched, sold and defended in boardrooms and government offices alike.
    J. Kyle Foster, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Escapade Media is across international distribution and has already pre-sold several territories with news expected soon on other deals.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • It’s all curated by owner Sylvie Chateigner, who has methodically merchandised the store by color.
    Clara Giampellegrini, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The store’s inventory will come from local closets and be merchandised around upcoming events including Ultra (March 27-29), the Miami Open (through March 29), Formula 1 (May 1-3) and Swim Week (May 25-June 1).
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • While economic impact can be quantified and reported, community impact cannot be so easily transacted.
    Michelle Grabner, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Given the billions of dollars in advertising transacted on Nielsen data, even minor changes can have a big impact on major media companies and streamers.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Host City agreement signed by outgoing Mayor Eric Garcetti deferred such unpleasant details to be negotiated later.
    Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Chan Phung, Head of Acquisitions, and Ben Wilkinson, VP Business Affairs, negotiated the deal on behalf of Searchlight with Temple Hill Entertainment and UTA Independent Film Group.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The controversial 65-game rule was collectively bargained in 2023 with the league pushing back on load management for star players.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Steve Davidson, the president of the district’s teachers union, said any such use would need to be bargained with the union.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026

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“Auctioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auctioned. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

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