as in hawked
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 peddled
Some impersonated tax officers to frighten British pensioners into draining their life savings into suspicious bank accounts; others peddled irresistible student loan offers to American high schoolers.
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Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
The 4-7-8 breathing method, devised by celebrity doctor Andrew Weil from ancient yogic practice, is peddled by everyone from Gwyneth Paltrow to ex-military tough-guy influencers.
—Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
These are more disgusting smears peddled by the media and billboard law firms.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 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
During a state Democratic Party convention in Sacramento, Powell tirelessly peddled interviews with Carter, but to little avail.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
That's certainly the narrative his opponents peddled to whomever would listen.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 11 Aug. 2025
With Cutwater cocktails and Michelob Ultras providing a bulk of the hydration as the vendors peddled the cans to those looking to quench their thirst, SeaWorld transformed into a full-fledged party.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
The 4-7-8 breathing method, devised by celebrity doctor Andrew Weil from ancient yogic practice, is peddled by everyone from Gwyneth Paltrow to ex-military tough-guy influencers.
—Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
These are more disgusting smears peddled by the media and billboard law firms.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 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
During a state Democratic Party convention in Sacramento, Powell tirelessly peddled interviews with Carter, but to little avail.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
That's certainly the narrative his opponents peddled to whomever would listen.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 11 Aug. 2025
With Cutwater cocktails and Michelob Ultras providing a bulk of the hydration as the vendors peddled the cans to those looking to quench their thirst, SeaWorld transformed into a full-fledged party.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddled
Verb
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In the late 19th century, traveling salesmen hawked concoctions of snake oil, uranium, or anything vaguely iridescent and passed it off as a youth tonic to unsuspecting customers.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
25 Oct. 2025
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Temu is a marketplace platform, which means the majority of the goods sold on Temu are hawked by third-party sellers.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Directed by Paddy Wivell and originally distributed by Fremantle, Hell Jumper tells the story of civilian volunteers risking their lives to rescue people trapped by the war in Ukraine.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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Written by Agnieszka Holland, the drama was made for less than $1 million and distributed by independent film company Vestron Pictures.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Peddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddled. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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