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
Someone else has decided to peddle gossip, and the nobility is ready and willing to eat it all up.
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Someone else has decided to peddle gossip, and the nobility is ready and willing to eat it all up.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Clearly, a majority of Americans reject the stale mindset of last century’s thinking peddled by some that oil and natural gas production and environmental stewardship are not compatible.
—Edward Cross, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
But what does that mean for the people who made the accusations in the first place and continued to peddle them even as police focused elsewhere?
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Someone else has decided to peddle gossip, and the nobility is ready and willing to eat it all up.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Clearly, a majority of Americans reject the stale mindset of last century’s thinking peddled by some that oil and natural gas production and environmental stewardship are not compatible.
—Edward Cross, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
But what does that mean for the people who made the accusations in the first place and continued to peddle them even as police focused elsewhere?
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for peddle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddle
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The Wolfpack used an up-tempo offense and ball-hawking defense to control the tempo against the Raptors.—
Butch Hart,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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In other cases highlighted by TODAY, AI impersonators hawked treatments that were scientifically impossible.—
John Whyte,
STAT,
17 Feb. 2026
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Some of the bikes are used in Metro’s Adopt A Bike Grant Program, which distributes them to those in need.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Burton notes that the foundation also distributes snack packs and other practical resources that address everyday needs students may encounter during the school day.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Prices on apparel wholesaling climbed 5%, while the apparel, jewelry, footwear and accessories retailing category spiked 8%.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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The idea was to create the first ever international drugstore chain operator and drug wholesaling company.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
17 June 2025
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“Peddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddle. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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