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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
Chatting with the peddler Rutherford Selig (Bradley Stryker, enjoyably channeling Deadwood), Bynum casually unzips the surface of reality and dips into the waters below.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
Kennedy, who has no background in science, medicine, or public health, is well known as an ardent anti-vaccine activist and peddler of conspiracy theories.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
Her proximity to political commentator and conspiracy peddler Candace Owens, and her reluctance to distance herself from Owens’ escalating claims, has become a defining — and increasingly uncomfortable — feature of her brand.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
In a matter of a few years this former peddler had opened a store upriver in Donaldsonville, first in his house and then in the town square, and was advertising goods for sale that came from as far away as Cincinnati and New York.
—Brenda Wineapple, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
Kennedy, who has no background in science, medicine, or public health, is well known as an ardent anti-vaccine activist and peddler of conspiracy theories.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
Her proximity to political commentator and conspiracy peddler Candace Owens, and her reluctance to distance herself from Owens’ escalating claims, has become a defining — and increasingly uncomfortable — feature of her brand.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
In a matter of a few years this former peddler had opened a store upriver in Donaldsonville, first in his house and then in the town square, and was advertising goods for sale that came from as far away as Cincinnati and New York.
—Brenda Wineapple, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddler
Noun
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That suggests the business, which has already shown significant improvement as vendors resumed shipping goods, will be on a much firmer footing once the reorganization is finally completed.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
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Customer choice Even with Anthropic jumping out to a big lead and OpenAI racing to catch up, users of coding tools are regularly experimenting with multiple options, and there’s very little vendor lock-in.—
Jennifer Elias,Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Long-term holders — defined as those who have held onto their coins for at least 155 days, or about five months — were largely inactive from February to April but have turned into sellers in recent weeks, Compass Point analyst Ed Engel said in a note Tuesday.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Stacks of pancakes and with sausage, bacon or livermush are also top sellers.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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After cementing a consecutive MVP season as a three-level scorer, playmaker, and yes, free-throw merchant, Gilgeous Alexander looked remarkably ineffective against the Spurs.—
Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Participating merchants generally must fill out a refund document, and will need the traveler’s passport (or, sometimes, a photo of the passport) to do so, Steves wrote.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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Meanwhile, Sade is taken in by a huckster named Dr. Jack (Don Cheadle) who hawks a pyramid scheme called Friends Being Friends, a pretense of community.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2026
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The fact that Harris and Clinton, two highly qualified women, could lose to an amoral TV huckster tells us that American voters either refuse or are incapable of elevating a woman to the most powerful office in the world.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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Singapore’s hawker culture is even recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2026
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Maxwell Food Centre, Lau Pa Sat and Old Airport Road are among the most popular hawker centers in the city.—
Lauren Schuster,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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The fair’s growing Parisian footprint remains one of its defining features, with major local dealers including Mennour, Galerie Chantal Crousel, Galerie Lelong, Perrotin, Almine Rech, Crèvecœur, mor charpentier, galerie frank elbaz, and Galerie Christophe Gaillard all returning.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
28 May 2026
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Camp Lucy was born when former antiques dealer and real estate developer Whit Hanks restored the ornate chapel on his family’s property in 2008.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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“Peddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddler. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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