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
No matter how many meal kits and fast dinner solutions were being peddled to consumers, the structure of American life had shifted in ways that made a traditional dinner routine harder to sustain.
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Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Clearly, a majority of Americans reject the stale mindset of last century’s thinking peddled by some that oil and natural gas production and environmental stewardship are not compatible.
—Edward Cross, Chicago Tribune, 24 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 same lukewarm financial advice peddled by thousands of literal talking heads on Instagram Reels is slop.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 29 Jan. 2026
The problem is that the tale peddled about white South Africans’ historical trajectory isn’t true.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Clearly, a majority of Americans reject the stale mindset of last century’s thinking peddled by some that oil and natural gas production and environmental stewardship are not compatible.
—Edward Cross, Chicago Tribune, 24 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 same lukewarm financial advice peddled by thousands of literal talking heads on Instagram Reels is slop.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 29 Jan. 2026
The problem is that the tale peddled about white South Africans’ historical trajectory isn’t true.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddled
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In other cases highlighted by TODAY, AI impersonators hawked treatments that were scientifically impossible.—
John Whyte,
STAT,
17 Feb. 2026
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The French queen’s jewels and furniture command record-breaking prices at auction; her porcelain and palace fabrics are reproduced and hawked by homeware brands; and her likeness is used on everything from expensive candles to throw blankets.—
Dana Thomas,
Bloomberg,
31 Dec. 2025
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Affected raw oysters were sold in Washington, while the Manila clams were distributed to restaurants and retailers in California, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, New York, Oregon and Washington, according to the FDA.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Those gains are distributed to remaining shareholders — and are a taxable event, likely generating both short- and long-term capital gain distributions.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Peddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddled. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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