auctioning

Definition of auctioningnext
present participle of auction

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Verb
  • And so Lobanov and Stetsenko carried on with their plans, exchanging vows at the Palace of Culture and then heading to a nearby café with their guests to celebrate.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
  • These devices generate electricity when two different materials come into contact and then separate, briefly exchanging charge.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Burger tasked me with swapping out the chip.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • If those issues aren't a concern for you, there aren't many other downsides to swapping your sugar for stevia, nutrition experts say.
    Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The company is trying to deploy AI tools on everything from inventory planning to merchandising to product development.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The rights to his image are managed by CMG Worldwide, which specializes in celebrities merchandising.
    Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Size Obviously, the most important aspect of purchasing a bed frame is size.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The department also launched the Real California Cannabis campaign, which educates consumers on the importance of only using products from licensed dispensaries and the safety risks of purchasing unregulated marijuana.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The money most readers never see Best-selling fiction author Jason June decided to push back against the industry’s silence around money by continuously and publicly sharing his own finances and performance through his Ventorship newsletter.
    Josh Rivera, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This one was done by McCartney and Watt over in England, on a four-track machine that the star rescued from Abbey Road, buying it at a time when Thorn Electrical had taken over the studio and was cavalierly selling off the classic equipment and instruments, to his great chagrin.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.
    Paulina Likos, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Under California law, companies that are suspended by state tax officials are legally barred from transacting any business.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Due to changes to federal tax reporting rules that Congress approved in 2021, payment platforms, including Venmo, CashApp, PayPal and any other platforms used for transacting funds, had to issue 1099-K forms to any Americans who received more than US$600 in payments.
    Pamala Wiepking, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The two parties have been in a standoff for several weeks now, essentially since mid-March when the writers began bargaining with the major studios on a new film and TV contract.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Both labor groups, plus the police and fire unions, are currently bargaining with city leaders over new multi-year contracts.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Auctioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auctioning. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

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