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a public event at which things are sold to the people who offer to pay the most
She bought the desk at an auction. He made several bids at the auction.
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Recent Examples of auctions
Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2025
The auctions have raised more than £5million in total for the charity, with £483,000 generated in support last season by Premier League clubs.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Kathy Ruiz-Carter, who runs a very small nonprofit organization, said the Givebutter platform provides her organization with a lot of free robust fundraising options, including the ability to hold live events and auctions online, all of which help her organization grow.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
In the cutthroat world of art auctions, where a single painting can reap millions in commissions for powerhouse institutions like Christie’s or Sotheby’s, there’s little room for error and perhaps even less room for ethics.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Goetting plays bass and Zepponi lead guitar in the band Silverado Pickup, who primarily play for charity auctions.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
The gala benefits orphaned and abandoned children in Baja, Mexico, and will include champagne, cocktails, silent and live auctions, entertainment, dinner and dancing.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
The company’s Amazon Web Services will launch a real-time bidding service for ad buyers and sellers called AWS RTB Fabric, with a goal of helping marketers and media outlets buy and sell digital commercial inventory through split-second auctions.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
New Jerseyans’ electricity rates rose roughly 20% at the start of June as a result of price-setting capacity auctions—the market where power producers are paid to guarantee future supply.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
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Although auctions are a ubiquitous form of fundraising that vary in effectiveness depending on what’s crossing the block and who benefits, philanthropic bidding will be in overdrive at a single-lot event in Las Vegas on November 21.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2025
The auctions have raised more than £5million in total for the charity, with £483,000 generated in support last season by Premier League clubs.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Kathy Ruiz-Carter, who runs a very small nonprofit organization, said the Givebutter platform provides her organization with a lot of free robust fundraising options, including the ability to hold live events and auctions online, all of which help her organization grow.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
In the cutthroat world of art auctions, where a single painting can reap millions in commissions for powerhouse institutions like Christie’s or Sotheby’s, there’s little room for error and perhaps even less room for ethics.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Goetting plays bass and Zepponi lead guitar in the band Silverado Pickup, who primarily play for charity auctions.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
The gala benefits orphaned and abandoned children in Baja, Mexico, and will include champagne, cocktails, silent and live auctions, entertainment, dinner and dancing.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
The company’s Amazon Web Services will launch a real-time bidding service for ad buyers and sellers called AWS RTB Fabric, with a goal of helping marketers and media outlets buy and sell digital commercial inventory through split-second auctions.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
New Jerseyans’ electricity rates rose roughly 20% at the start of June as a result of price-setting capacity auctions—the market where power producers are paid to guarantee future supply.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auctions
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Chipotle and Cava both reported weaker sales this fall, blaming a slowdown among younger diners who are packing lunches instead.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Yaris nameplate is not available for the United States or Canada anymore due to sales trends.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Bessent insists the rescue isn’t a bailout because under the currency swap agreement Argentina exchanges pesos for dollars.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Miami field goal After each team exchanges punts, Miami’s Carter Davis kicks a 41-yard field goal to get UM back within four of Louisville.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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American Express relies on airlines to submit the correct information on airline transactions to identify incidental fee purchases.—
Harlan Vaughn,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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Crypto mining, like AI, relies heavily on graphic processing units, or GPUs, with the chips racing to solve complicated algorithms that spit out currency rewards for correctly verifying blockchain transactions, and CoreWeave was a steady buyer.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Gabriel swaps Arj’s life with a wealthy venture capitalist, Jeff (Seth Rogen), but the plan backfires when Arj is convinced his newfound wealth has, in fact, solved all his problems.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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That swaps democratic ownership for judicial improvisation and guarantees more litigation as a strategy.—
Bedassa Tadesse,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has highlighted Indigenous communities as key players in this year’s COP30 negotiations.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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So in 2018, Archdeacon signed an agreement recusing himself from any negotiations between his employer and Stryker.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which bargains on behalf of the studios, congratulated Mulroney on her election.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2025
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Oscar nominee and Lord of the Rings alum Astin will have quite the task ahead of them at the top of next year as SAG-AFTRA returns to the negotiating table with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which collectively bargains on behalf of the major Hollywood studios.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Like a broker, Spring Creek purchases product from farmers and takes ownership of the product in the food hub's warehouse.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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And to find its trendy streetwear and accessories, OS Group purchases directly from brands such as Birth of a Royal Child, Jason Markk, Retrovert and Onyx Apparel.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Kohl's is launching its Black Friday deals weeks ahead of Thanksgiving.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Keep scrolling to shop for more Early Black Friday deals on furniture and home decor at Wayfair.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Auctions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auctions. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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