as in distributes
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 peddles
The real stakes, however, could be for the investors in the company that brought the world the Enhanced Games with the idea of turning it into a new-age online pharmacy that peddles performance enhancers under medical supervision.
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Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
A little girl covered head to toe in an all-enveloping cloak furiously peddles a bicycle.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
A little girl covered head to toe in an all-enveloping cloak furiously peddles a bicycle.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddles
distributes
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The Alaska Permanent Fund, which distributes oil revenues annually to state residents and is the closest domestic model, operates at the state level with a straightforward asset base.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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The city typically mails out more than 22,000 copies to residents and distributes about 2,000 copies at city facilities.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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“Peddles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddles. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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