Thesaurus results for PEDDLE

peddle

verb

ˈpe-dᵊl

Definition of peddle

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 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 Political podcasters such as Tucker Carlson peddle conspiracies and lies, and there seems to be little consequence for hateful rhetoric. — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for peddle

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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
Anthropic has already launched products for law firms and design firms; the primary losers there are software companies that hawk those services, like Harvey (law) and Figma (design).

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 July 2026

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Siena College of Health was shut down in 2023 following an FBI investigation that found the nursing school was implicated in a scheme distributing more than 7,600 fake nursing diplomas.

— Ella Moore July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Under the regulation, app developers who distribute their product via Google Play should be able to inform customers of alternative, sometimes cheaper offers.

— Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 23 July 2026

Definition of distribute

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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

Definition of wholesale

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