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
The museum is currently suing veteran curator Peter Higgs, who is accused of having stolen the items and peddled them for a pittance on eBay.
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News Desk, Artforum, 6 Jan. 2026
Other vendors peddled similar items and crocodile jerky.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
Advertisement But Kennedy has also peddled misinformation about food.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
News Desk, Artforum, 6 Jan. 2026
Other vendors peddled similar items and crocodile jerky.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
Advertisement But Kennedy has also peddled misinformation about food.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddled
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Counterfeit Lincoln wheat pennies, made in China, are being hawked.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
28 Nov. 2025
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Their active ingredients are virtually indistinguishable from those of the many oral supplements already hawked by the wellness industry.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Reza Pahlavi himself has distributed messages calling for defections among the armed forces, and coordinated protests through QR codes.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Standing 165 centimeters tall and weighing 71 kilograms, the GR-3 offers 55 degrees of freedom and is equipped with tactile sensors distributed across its body for responsive interaction.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Peddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddled. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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