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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
Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026
Some pieces are from upcoming auctions or private sales, while others are on special loan.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2026
Foundation hosted a number of notable auctions of the period, including Chris Torres’s Nyan Cat, which sold for the then-equivalent of about $600,000, and Edward Snowden’s Stay Free, produced with the Freedom of the Press Foundation, which fetched 2,224 ETH.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
There will be light bites from local restaurants, no-host bar, a silent and live auctions.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
How much have the auctions raised?
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
How yields are set The yield offered by Treasury securities varies and is set through a regular series of auctions open to financial firms and some individuals.
—Colin Dodds, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Apr. 2026
The evening features silent and live auctions, raffle prizes, a photo booth, a four-course dinner, signature drinks, entertainment with magician David Ranalli and stories about animal rescues and second chances, organizers said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
In the case of Wax Poetics, there is also editorial created around the auctions.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
There will also be three online auctions, each focused on one facet of Keaton’s creative life.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026
Some pieces are from upcoming auctions or private sales, while others are on special loan.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2026
Foundation hosted a number of notable auctions of the period, including Chris Torres’s Nyan Cat, which sold for the then-equivalent of about $600,000, and Edward Snowden’s Stay Free, produced with the Freedom of the Press Foundation, which fetched 2,224 ETH.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
There will be light bites from local restaurants, no-host bar, a silent and live auctions.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
How much have the auctions raised?
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
How yields are set The yield offered by Treasury securities varies and is set through a regular series of auctions open to financial firms and some individuals.
—Colin Dodds, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Apr. 2026
The evening features silent and live auctions, raffle prizes, a photo booth, a four-course dinner, signature drinks, entertainment with magician David Ranalli and stories about animal rescues and second chances, organizers said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
In the case of Wax Poetics, there is also editorial created around the auctions.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auctions
Noun
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
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It was created nearly 20 years ago to help struggling vinyl stores when record sales were dying off.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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To address the challenge, the team designed a swap gate based purely on geometric phases, that exchanges the quantum state of two qubits.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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Dorian Gray, the Victorian era’s proto-Clavicular, literally exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty—a move that the looksmaxxing community would seem to endorse wholeheartedly.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Illustrations from court documents show how credit and debit transactions move through the system and how interchange fees are applied.—
Jerry Nowicki,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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With cashless payments and digital transactions on the rise, whether or not Idaho businesses accept paper money seems irrelevant for many Boise-area residents.—
Hali Smith
April 15,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In these images, Monroe swaps hyper-glam for vulnerability.—
Joshua John Miller,
Vanity Fair,
9 Apr. 2026
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Boston’s second-most common lineup since Tatum’s return, which swaps Pritchard in for Hauser alongside the other four starters, has outscored opponents by 56 points over 48 minutes.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Tehran agreed to reopen the strait during negotiations earlier this month, when a two-week ceasefire was instituted.—
Sophia Vento,
The Hill,
19 Apr. 2026
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Royalty structures vary depending on format, contract negotiations and other factors, but the amount per book can be surprisingly small.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The union usually bargains in the same year as performers’ union SAG-AFTRA and directors’ union the Directors Guild of America.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2026
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One potential—though untested—workaround would be for conferences, which are private entities, to serve as a joint employer that bargains with a players’ union.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Atlantic Salt Company purchases salt from Chile, Mexico, and Northern Ireland, and the heart could have orig-inated from any of these locations.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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For instance, when a customer purchases $1 worth of tokens through a cloud partner, OpenAI counts its 20-cent cut as revenue, according to people familiar with the matter.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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When life deals you lemons, just make lemonade.—
Chi Varnado,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Jaclyn Ocumpaugh, an associate professor of curriculum and instruction at the University of Houston whose research deals directly with AI in education, said there are a large range of models in the space and that they are not all created equal with the same depth of research and fine-tuning.—
Jon Poorman,
Houston Chronicle,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Auctions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auctions. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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