auctioning

present participle of auction

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Football is exchanging ball control and patient build-up (like Emery has sought) for a more direct, forward-thinking approach once more.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Parents lined up on a sidewalk outside Bergen Meadow Elementary School, waiting to reunite with their children, exchanging hugs and quiet conversation.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For an equally gripping vegan alternative, try swapping out the butter for olive oil and the cheese for nutritional yeast.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This useful prompt allows for number swapping to create customized details for specific housing circumstances.
    Tor Constantino, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As a haunted doll, Annabelle has all sorts of merchandizing opportunities that other demons just can’t muster.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Many analysts think Target stumbled by losing sight of the winning mix of merchandising savvy and competitive price points that had distinguished it from Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer.
    Anne D’Innocenzio, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Russia pushed for sales of its strategic S-400 system to the Arab Gulf in the 2010s but ultimately never won any export contracts, even though Saudi Arabia and Qatar seriously considered purchasing them and ultimately opted for alternatives.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Other members of the 32-state alliance involved in purchasing Russian oil include Hungary and Slovakia.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But Robert Bilkie, CEO of Sigma Investment Counselors in Northville, Michigan, said investors who reacted to April’s weakness by selling stocks would be significantly less wealthy today.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But for Allen-Green and other community members supporting the project, a major preoccupation this year remains selling the three schools to more families in the neighborhood.
    Mila Koumpilova, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The following year, the group made its first acquisition by buying a controlling stake in FC Como Women, which competes in Italy’s top-tier women’s soccer league, Serie A Femminile.
    Asli Pelit, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • As long as there are no other outbreaks, shoppers can expect cooler prices heading into the holiday season in addition to an abatement of egg-buying restrictions at grocery stores.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There is only one vehicle in the United States transacting below $20,000 — the Mitsubishi Mirage.
    Robert Ferris, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Attribution models will break when one agent consults multiple data sources before transacting.
    Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Contenders for the leadership of Brazil’s right wing coalition are already emerging and are bargaining for Bolsonaro’s endorsement for being presidential candidates in the 2026 elections.
    Adriana Carranca, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This can mean collectively bargaining with employers and negotiating wages.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Auctioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auctioning. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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