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
But Fitzgerald was the team leader in interceptions (six), showing off his ball-hawking abilities.
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Even street vendors hawking sweets and trinkets follow the dollar’s rise and fall.
—Mery Mogollon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
With a career spanning more than 40 years, Red Hot Chili Peppers have become one of the highest-selling bands in history, hawking more than 120 million records worldwide.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
This time, companies aren’t pushing cigarettes or loose-leaf chew; instead, the same corporations that spent billions to keep people hooked on smokes and dip are hawking pouches targeted at the sport’s primarily male demographic.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 28 Jan. 2026
Texas has turned it over just five times against one of the SEC's best ball-hawking defenses, Pope and Matas Vokietaitis each have 12 points, and the Longhorns are pounding Vanderbilt on the glass, 21-10.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
There were podcasts recording live and vendors hawking health supplements of dubious efficacy.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 22 Dec. 2025
Meyers and Snyderman met in a group of performing glass artists, and started hawking antiques at the market on 26th Street, teaching themselves 20th-century design history and the particulars of the market.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Dec. 2025
Organizers are still hawking them, and promotions have been aimed at getting more fans in arena seats.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 3 Dec. 2025
Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Even street vendors hawking sweets and trinkets follow the dollar’s rise and fall.
—Mery Mogollon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
With a career spanning more than 40 years, Red Hot Chili Peppers have become one of the highest-selling bands in history, hawking more than 120 million records worldwide.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
This time, companies aren’t pushing cigarettes or loose-leaf chew; instead, the same corporations that spent billions to keep people hooked on smokes and dip are hawking pouches targeted at the sport’s primarily male demographic.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 28 Jan. 2026
Texas has turned it over just five times against one of the SEC's best ball-hawking defenses, Pope and Matas Vokietaitis each have 12 points, and the Longhorns are pounding Vanderbilt on the glass, 21-10.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
There were podcasts recording live and vendors hawking health supplements of dubious efficacy.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 22 Dec. 2025
Meyers and Snyderman met in a group of performing glass artists, and started hawking antiques at the market on 26th Street, teaching themselves 20th-century design history and the particulars of the market.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Dec. 2025
Organizers are still hawking them, and promotions have been aimed at getting more fans in arena seats.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawking
peddling
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Proposition 36 enacted a transformative approach targeting these issues, mandating treatment programs for those suffering from addiction and increasing penalties for repeat theft offenders and those peddling deadly drugs like fentanyl.—
Mike Hestrin,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
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Both sides in the legal dispute have accused the other of peddling false and misleading facts, terminology and narratives about enforcement of the state laws, and the stakes for both transgender and cisgender athletes.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Hawking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawking. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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