auctioning

verb

present participle of auction
as in reselling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auctioning
  1. exchanging
  2. swapping
  3. merchandising
  4. purchasing
  5. selling
  6. buying
  7. transacting
  8. bargaining
Verb
  • Giants special assistant Ron Wotus considered Vitello’s first-inning ejection by umpire Alan Porter last Friday so unfair that he got kicked out the following day while exchanging lineup cards.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • At the time, purchasing teams spent an extraordinary amount of effort exchanging emails, updating spreadsheets and manually tracking order status.
    — Davide Sartini, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of exchanging
Verb
  • Penn State has an easier path than Michigan or USC, though the Nittany Lions also have more unknowns after swapping out roughly half of their roster.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • After considering several options, including swapping the heat shield out for a newer one with more permeable Avcoat, NASA decided instead to change Orion’s reentry profile.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of swapping
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  • The merchandising giant Fanatics launched a 21+ prediction platform last year.
    — Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, the team’s estimate for the film’s end budget, after merchandising costs and fees, is essentially the same as one first-season episode of a half-hour comedy on a streaming network.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of merchandising
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  • With some knowingly polite smiles, John navigates an awkward, potentially racist interaction at a local gun store while purchasing a sniper scope (sans gun) to spy on Macon’s compound from a nearby tower.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Ohio State is purchasing a seventh home game and something approaching certainty.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of purchasing
Verb
  • Ball State is selling its Saturday afternoon and accepting a few bruises for nearly $2 million.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilmember Nithya Raman took turns Thursday evening selling their environmental records — and painting starkly different pictures of the city’s performance under Bass’ leadership.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of selling
Verb
  • People are buying chore coats that actually look like they’ve been used for the namesake—the more beat-up the better.
    — Ashley Poskin, Martha Stewart, 6 Sep. 2026
  • American motorists are buying $4 gas on Labor Day weekend for the first time in history, a fuel analyst reports.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of buying
Verb
  • An agent who has paid for exclusive rights to a ZIP code has a direct financial interest in the homeowners in that territory transacting.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Kalshi Trading—and any other principal trading firm transacting on an affiliated exchange—would be forced to only engage with markets by quoting both sides.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of transacting
Verb
  • The California Gig Workers Union hopes to begin bargaining by the end of the year, CalMatters reported.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Alongside promotions and deadlines, many young women are also privately bargaining with time and their bodies.
    — Anna Russell, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of bargaining
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