Definition of peddlenext
as in to hawk
to sell from place to place usually in small quantities seldom saw their father, who traveled around the country peddling Bibles

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Recent Examples of peddle In the meantime, Google is urging consumers to buy TV streaming devices from reputable manufacturers, rather than unknown providers peddling cheap set-top boxes secretly loaded with malware. Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026 For context, Barstool as a company, and Portnoy personally, have consistently been accused of peddling misogyny over the years. Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026 For generations, American soccer seemed to be in perpetual development, peddling the potential. Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Influencers who peddle supplements and squats are ignoring the enormous role of societal conditions. Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for peddle
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  • Outside the stadium gates, dozens of vendors hawked barbequed skewers, cold noodles and sweets at a dedicated night market for game days.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Units are subdivided by unpermitted walls to create extra bedrooms — some listings hawk space for 14 guests — without regard for safety.
    Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
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  • On July 28, Mark Zuckerberg published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal arguing that superintelligence should be distributed as widely as possible and that concentrating it in a handful of institutions is the greatest risk AI poses to humanity.
    Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Additional footage, distributed by Fox News Digital, of them in a confrontation with another fan at the game has ignited further outrage.
    Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
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  • The company doesn’t wholesale its collection.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
  • Light industrial uses could include storage yards, data and information processing, medical or dental laboratories, research and development, warehouses, wholesaling or a recycling center.
    Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2026

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“Peddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddle. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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