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 on the Web Trump peddled absolutely absurd conspiracies and Harris had a number of memeable moments. Leah Feiger, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024 The Republican presidential ticket has spent the week peddling a baseless conspiracy theory about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Springfield, with former President Trump even bringing up the topic during Tuesday's debate. Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024 This comment deeply angered Kelly, who went on to peddle claims about the administration that have been disputed. Zack Sharf, Variety, 11 Sep. 2024 The type of wellness that Tian Xiang was peddling at the time was ripe for TikTok, says Freddy Tran Nager, a digital media professor at USC. Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for peddle 

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“Peddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddle. Accessed 16 Oct. 2024.

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