Synonyms of peddled

peddled

verb

past tense of peddle

as in hawked

to sell from place to place usually in small quantities

seldom saw their father, who traveled around the country peddling Bibles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hawked
• distributed
• retailed
• marketed
• wholesaled
• dealt (in)
• vended
• merchandised
• traded (in)
• hustled
• high-pressured

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of peddled

Named after Blythe Street — a short thoroughfare flanked by overcrowded apartments — the crew had robbed, stole, peddled drugs and shot up rivals since the 1980s, seemingly untroubled by the city of Los Angeles’ attempts to defeat it. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

This is one truth that never has aligned with the lies peddled by those who hope to turn children’s sports into a battleground. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

For now, this fuzzy discontent has led to a relatively soft populism, peddled by candidates who are promising universal health care and the cancellation of debt, for instance. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026

El Sayed peddled the claim that Stevens was bought by corporate interests and Israeli lobbyists, whereas Stevens insisted her primary opponent was benefiting from advertising money spent by the Republican Party. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 July 2026

Threading through all their stories is a wild bird – stolen from the forest, peddled in markets, caged in a home – whose restlessness becomes an emblem of every character’s longing to be free. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 June 2026

But stereotypes peddled on the right often suggest that their opponents are weak victims of life and circumstances. — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026

Crucially, Yoriko sees her process as a three-way collaboration between herself, the subject and the material, especially the wood — an approach that couldn’t be more different from the (mostly male) great artist-genius stereotype usually peddled in films. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026

But online, peptides typically refer to unproven drugs, often given by injection, that are peddled without evidence as treating various conditions, reversing aging, and improving appearance. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026