as in vendors
one who sells things outdoors
hucksters outside the auditorium selling everything from key chains to life-size cutouts of the performers
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Recent Examples of hucksters
Yet many mysteries remain, and plenty of myths and pseudoscientific claims surrounding the brain are still out there — many based on either misunderstandings of the empirical data or the misleading promises of hucksters.
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Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 19 Sep. 2025
The Conjuring–verse is an exercise in branding, the brainchild of master hucksters Ed and Lorraine Warren.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
While the real-life Warrens undoubtedly were hucksters and snake-oil salesmen, the fictional ones are an intensely likable couple whose love for each other is far firmer than the veil between the living and the dead.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 19 Sep. 2025
The Conjuring–verse is an exercise in branding, the brainchild of master hucksters Ed and Lorraine Warren.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
While the real-life Warrens undoubtedly were hucksters and snake-oil salesmen, the fictional ones are an intensely likable couple whose love for each other is far firmer than the veil between the living and the dead.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hucksters
Noun
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The resolution names no specific vendors, although some board members and public speakers made accusations against specific businesses.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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More than 20 vendors will be in attendance, which is double than last year’s event and the largest in club history, organizers said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In a rare occurrence under president of hockey operation and general manager Bill Zito’s tenure, the Panthers were in position to be sellers in a lost season.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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Injuries and thick competition in the East transformed them into soft sellers at the deadline, including Carlson, who is in the final year of his eight-year, $64 million pact.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The brothers gaze upon commonplace sights of crowds, peddlers, and buskers with fascination and wonder.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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Among election delusion peddlers, Oltmann has distinguished himself by calling for violence and defaming innocent people.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The Japanese Friendship Garden’s four-day festival includes a daily lineup of performances, cultural food and merchants.—
Martina Schimitschek,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Importers are the entities eligible for refunds, and many times, merchants are not the direct importers.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Where the Rio Grande meets the sea, the rockets of SpaceX are launched; astronomers gaze skyward, hawkers shill their wares and environmentalists survey the damage.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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Tourists seeking to visit the Statue of Liberty were defrauded daily by unscrupulous ticket-hawkers pitching water tours departing miles away that charge high prices and can’t land on Liberty Island.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Smith works with jewelers and secondhand dealers to purchase and loan pieces, pulls from her own vast collection, and has partnerships with luxury brands like Omega, Rado, Cartier, Hublot, Longines, and Apple.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Authorities say the tents blended in with homeless encampments, helping conceal trafficking and avoid detection by law enforcement while allowing the gang to control a network of dealers operating in the area.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Hucksters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hucksters. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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