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also pedlar
as in vendor
one who sells things outdoors
the peddler on the street corner selling baseball caps
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Recent Examples of peddler
Aware of this injustice, companies are hiring lawyers and influence peddlers to bolster their MAGA credentials and pervert traditional law enforcement.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
The cannabis peddlers promise to shake up your world, break down barriers and put a big smile on your face.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
The secular world, meanwhile, has often attacked the Church as a peddler of absurd fantasies.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
With a 5% uptick in spending, Maryland's influence peddlers are having a good year.
—Sam Janesch July 7, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
The cannabis peddlers promise to shake up your world, break down barriers and put a big smile on your face.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
The secular world, meanwhile, has often attacked the Church as a peddler of absurd fantasies.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
With a 5% uptick in spending, Maryland's influence peddlers are having a good year.
—Sam Janesch July 7, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddler
Noun
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All spending was re-evaluated, vendor contracts renegotiated, staffing reduced and space consolidated to save maintenance costs.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The coin- and credit-card-operated vendor carries up to 200 items, from olive oil to computer discs to sandwiches to toothpaste (storing the perishables at a frosty 35 degrees F).—
Merrill Fabry,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Don’t miss the katong laksa and ayam buah keluak (an iconic Peranakan dish, and a personal favorite of mine) prepared by Shangri-La chefs in collaboration with local cooks from Singapore’s hawker centers.—
Elizabeth See,
AFAR Media,
2 Oct. 2025
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The mall fills up with crappy weed shops and keychain hawkers; underfunding means the maintenance slips; eventually, maybe, there’s a bankruptcy, followed by a long twilight as an eyesore.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
24 Sep. 2025
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In a personal tie, her paternal ancestors were the owners of the woollen manufacturer and merchant, William Lupton & Co, which was based in Leeds.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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OpenAI said at the time that more than one million Shopify merchants, including Skims and Glossier, would be coming soon.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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What To Know Among the new laws, AB 506 introduced by Democratic Assemblymember Steve Bennett requires pet sellers to disclose the origin and health information of animals and voids contracts that include non-refundable deposits.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Rocket Lab’s extreme stock movement could also be a result of some short covering, which occurs when short sellers buy a security to close a position and mitigate losses.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Yet many mysteries remain, and plenty of myths and pseudoscientific claims surrounding the brain are still out there — many based on either misunderstandings of the empirical data or the misleading promises of hucksters.—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Conjuring–verse is an exercise in branding, the brainchild of master hucksters Ed and Lorraine Warren.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The event is sponsored by the Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society and features 30 dealers with minerals, gemstones, jewelry, fossils and unusual gifts.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Fanatics Fest this past June drew more than 125,000 fans, more than 300 athletes and celebrities, and over 250 hobby shops and dealers across the country.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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According to them, managers and traders at Deutsche Bank were also evaluated and compensated largely on short-term profit and annual ROE metrics.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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If prices rise, a rush to close short positions can lead to a short squeeze where traders pile back into the asset, pushing prices higher.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Peddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddler. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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