as in peddling
to sell from place to place usually in small quantities
a determined bootstrapper who went from hawking newspapers on the street corner to running a media empire
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Recent Examples of hawking
Judy Garland hawking paving stones.
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
Trevon Diggs, a 2020 second-round pick out of Alabama, has established himself as a ball-hawking cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys over the last six NFL seasons, earning back-to-back Pro Bowl nods in 2021 and 2022.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Andrew Yang, the former presidential candidate, has been hosting phone-free parties in New York, and hawking a new phone plan, Noble Mobile, which reimburses users for their leftover data.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
However, that ball-hawking cornerback appears to be long gone.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
There are several online ticket brokers hawking resale tickets, some at very reasonable prices.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, pharmaceutical companies spent nearly $16 billion during that period hawking those low-value products.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
Every New Yorker is well acquainted with the dudes hawking everything from purses to Blu-Rays on busy streets.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
But, to be fair, some of that action was due to Hufanga's ball-hawking radar, too.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
Trevon Diggs, a 2020 second-round pick out of Alabama, has established himself as a ball-hawking cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys over the last six NFL seasons, earning back-to-back Pro Bowl nods in 2021 and 2022.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Andrew Yang, the former presidential candidate, has been hosting phone-free parties in New York, and hawking a new phone plan, Noble Mobile, which reimburses users for their leftover data.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
However, that ball-hawking cornerback appears to be long gone.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
There are several online ticket brokers hawking resale tickets, some at very reasonable prices.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, pharmaceutical companies spent nearly $16 billion during that period hawking those low-value products.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
Every New Yorker is well acquainted with the dudes hawking everything from purses to Blu-Rays on busy streets.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
But, to be fair, some of that action was due to Hufanga's ball-hawking radar, too.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawking
peddling
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The market for durables appeared to be booming, from close to zero in 2020 to 134 companies peddling their goods in 2024.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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In a catalog peddling his chocks, Chouinard published an essay by California mountaineer Doug Robinson.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Hawking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawking. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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