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
The beauty industry has been peddling depuffing tricks for decades, especially for the undereye area.
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Georgia Casey, Allure, 6 Feb. 2026
There is not a shred of doubt that the center is used to peddle the influence of Iran’s political Islam.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Federal prosecutors say Katzin ran a ring of drug dealers who peddled fentanyl, methamphetamine and heroin to customers throughout the city and Sklar was one of her underlings.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
The shops had already stopped peddling their James Dean apparel after a previous restraining order was issued by the court.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
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Georgia Casey, Allure, 6 Feb. 2026
There is not a shred of doubt that the center is used to peddle the influence of Iran’s political Islam.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Federal prosecutors say Katzin ran a ring of drug dealers who peddled fentanyl, methamphetamine and heroin to customers throughout the city and Sklar was one of her underlings.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
The shops had already stopped peddling their James Dean apparel after a previous restraining order was issued by the court.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddle
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In the overnight viral sensations who become brands and try to hawk a predatory meme coin.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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Her Sharon Coombs is a high-end insurance broker who hawks pricey policies to wealthy clients, sugaring her pitch with a hint of seduction.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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To further analyze them, the researchers used electron microscopy, which provided precise information on how these elements were distributed within the electrode and on its surface topography.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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According to a report from Axios, Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter Friday to ByteDance, accusing the company of distributing and reproducing its intellectual property through the new AI tool without permission.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 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 21 Feb. 2026.
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