auctioned

verb

past tense of auction
as in resold

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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
  1. exchanged
  2. purchased
  3. swapped
  4. sold
  5. merchandised
  6. transacted
  7. negotiated
  8. bargained
Verb
  • Gift returns can be exchanged or refunded for the value indicated on the gift receipt, and refunds will be made in the form of a merchandise credit.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2026
  • India ranked as Montreal’s second-largest market in 2025, with 1 million metric tons of goods exchanged between the parties.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of exchanged
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  • The building did a stint as the county courthouse earlier in the 20th century before it was purchased and restored to its former opulence by the Savannah hotel developer Richard Kessler.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The SuperLotto Plus jackpot previously hit on March 28, when a ticket purchased in Fremont won $10 million, The Sacramento Bee reported.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of purchased
Verb
  • Although the couple had swapped the vehicle's license plates, an Arkansas Razorbacks logo seen in surveillance footage was still affixed to the rear of the vehicle.
    — S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The Falcons swapped veteran quarterbacks on their 53-man roster, signing Andy Dalton and releasing Cooper Rush, the team announced Monday.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of swapped
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  • The facts, however, are altogether against any such conclusion, for quite recently no less than 50 artificial butter factories were counted in this city, and large quantities of artificial butter are sold to the customer as genuine butter.
    — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The team sold just 1,000 of them, bringing in a cool $1 million.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of sold
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  • Dress shirts are merchandised in the center, and include the popular Traveler assortment.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • PlusOne will be merchandised within the Wellness by Ulta Beauty areas in stores, alongside other wellness solutions.
    — Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of merchandised
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  • At least 44 of the users on the leaderboard transacted through Binance prior to purchasing $TRUMP, the analysis found.
    — Madeleine May, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The bulk of the trades – about 125 puts with strikes from 2,250 to 2,500 – were transacted closer to the ask, suggesting they were bought.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of transacted
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  • Pascal Lamy negotiated China’s accession to the WTO in 2001 on behalf of the EU.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States negotiated the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.
    — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of negotiated
Verb
  • Salary caps in the NFL, NBA and NHL, along with the luxury-tax system in MLB, are lawful because they’ve been collectively bargained.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The Jefferson County Education Association bargained the provisions after Evergreen became the district's third school shooting, following Columbine High School in 1999 and Deer Creek Middle School in 2010.
    — Anna Alejo, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of bargained

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