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
Kennedy, who oversees the CDC, has peddled vaccine skepticism throughout his career.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2025
Such merch was peddled both at the band’s official pop-up store on St Stephen’s Green and at various less-officially sanctioned stands across the city, as well as by enterprising locals wandering the streets with stacks of bucket hats for sale.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 17 Aug. 2025
These are just a few examples of the obscene garbage Roblox is peddling to our children in Louisiana and across the country.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025
In one corner is Tamra Judge, the hardened veteran, who is peddling a story about being betrayed by someone on the cast, only to be shocked when only half of the women believe her, given her history of offending everyone and then apologizing for it over the years.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2025
Such merch was peddled both at the band’s official pop-up store on St Stephen’s Green and at various less-officially sanctioned stands across the city, as well as by enterprising locals wandering the streets with stacks of bucket hats for sale.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 17 Aug. 2025
These are just a few examples of the obscene garbage Roblox is peddling to our children in Louisiana and across the country.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025
In one corner is Tamra Judge, the hardened veteran, who is peddling a story about being betrayed by someone on the cast, only to be shocked when only half of the women believe her, given her history of offending everyone and then apologizing for it over the years.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
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Counterfeit merchandise has long been a problem for musicians, with suppliers and artists now contending with new school online retailers and old school bootleggers hawking wares outside of concerts.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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One vendor named Maria, who asked only to be identified by her first name, hoped to make $1,500 hawking all sorts of apparel in Mexican colors.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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Fill a seed spreader with seed and use it to distribute seed evenly over your grass.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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Amid enthusiasm for the decriminalization, Anutin himself announced in that same year his intention to distribute one million low-THC medical cannabis plants to households across the country.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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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 15 Sep. 2025.
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