auctioning

present participle of auction

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Verb
  • Here, Alex investigates suspicious activity among the townspeople, navigating the shop while drawing curious looks from other customers and exchanging tense words with the store clerk.
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Both parties appear to still be exchanging tweets as of this writing.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Tourists are now swapping shopping in London for Paris and Milan.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Stylists crouch just out of frame, tugging seams, swapping earrings, brushing stray hairs from her face, while publicists hover nearby.
    Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The current strong demand for sockeye is in part due to the high standards for merchandising at markets like Whole Foods.
    Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • As a haunted doll, Annabelle has all sorts of merchandizing opportunities that other demons just can’t muster.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In addition to a typical promotional press run to raise awareness of the album’s release, the artist also mounted a busy schedule of in-store appearances during release week, doing photo ops and meet-and-greets with fans purchasing the album.
    Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2025
  • In September 2024, Hershey's asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming the customers didn't actually sustain injury from purchasing the chocolates.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • That fear hung over Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool, on England’s northwestern coast, where members of Parliament (MPs) and party members gathered this week to take stock of a country that is running out of patience for what Labour is selling, and of sympathy for its salesman.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Stock it with a portable air filter or air cleaner, and consider buying N95 face masks.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Mississippi shoppers couldn't get enough candy corn last year, buying a whopping 92% more of the sweet treat than the national average, according to the Instacart study.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 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
  • Sernatinger said the union hopes to begin bargaining in October, after settling a dispute with Pathfinders management over which positions were covered under OPEIU Local 39.
    Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • 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
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“Auctioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auctioning. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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