auctioning

Definition of auctioningnext
present participle of auction

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Verb
  • The trio has great comedic chemistry, with Marissa constantly exchanging witty barbs with Jamie and barking orders at Harper, while the latter two bond over their mutual messiness.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The potential buyer showed text messages between with Smith that discussed exchanging the child for money.
    Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Do the Rangers want to be swapping out center fielders?
    Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Men are swapping out their underwear over growing concerns about fertility and hormone health.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The rights to his image are managed by CMG Worldwide, which specializes in celebrities merchandising.
    Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Gauger has 20 years of experience at Nike, having started as retail and merchandising planner in 2002.
    Vogue Business Team, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Compared to some of the other attempts at purchasing the president’s good will over the past year — like that $400 million jet the Qatari royal family gave him last May — a documentary is dirt cheap.
    Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The aircraft starts at $190,000 with the option of purchasing a transport trailer for $21,000 and a charger for $1,100.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Discover for yourself why this Bedsure Heated Blanket pick is Amazon’s number one best-selling electric throw.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Over the years, Grains and Taps has expanded from selling local and worldwide beer selections to offering their own brews, opened a second location at Pine Tree Plaza and added a restaurant.
    Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Kevin Carter | Getty Images Shrinking sales For more than a decade, consumers have been buying fewer groceries from the inner aisles of the grocery store, instead focusing on the outer aisles with fresh produce and protein.
    Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Quito Anderson, a principal at the firm, told the Miami Herald Goddard is looking for developers interested in buying the land outright or working with the company on the project.
    Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The infrastructure provider, valued at $1 billion, saw active customers transacting with stablecoins grow 146% while average transaction sizes jumped 157%, signaling that enterprises are moving real money, not running pilots.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • All-time highs were realized for both transacting and paid accounts.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The union had been bargaining with Kaiser since last May.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The union said nurses are committed to bargaining daily to settle the dispute.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Auctioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auctioning. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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