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 get-rich-quick case, which includes $2 million in refunds, the FTC charged several people with peddling kits and coaching systems that dealt with real estate.
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Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
There have been several conspiracy theories peddled about the NFL wanting Sanders to fail — Los Angeles Rams legend Eric Dickerson recently revealed a source in the NFL confirmed to him the league told teams not to draft the Colorado alum to make an example out of him.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Kennedy, who oversees the CDC, has peddled vaccine skepticism throughout his career.
—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
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Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
There have been several conspiracy theories peddled about the NFL wanting Sanders to fail — Los Angeles Rams legend Eric Dickerson recently revealed a source in the NFL confirmed to him the league told teams not to draft the Colorado alum to make an example out of him.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Kennedy, who oversees the CDC, has peddled vaccine skepticism throughout his career.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddle
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However, that ball-hawking cornerback appears to be long gone.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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There are several online ticket brokers hawking resale tickets, some at very reasonable prices.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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The series is distributed worldwide by Fox Entertainment Global.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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Payments are still distributed on a regular schedule during the shutdown.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 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 Oct. 2025.
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