as in hawking
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 peddling
The voting company also sued Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, for repeatedly peddling false claims about the 2020 election in interviews.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Graham Norton Television host Graham Norton also gets his own moment to shine as a mall employee peddling Nope-alite, which reverses Opalite's effects.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
The beauty industry has been peddling depuffing tricks for decades, especially for the undereye area.
—Georgia Casey, Allure, 6 Feb. 2026
The shops had already stopped peddling their James Dean apparel after a previous restraining order was issued by the court.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
Proposition 36 enacted a transformative approach targeting these issues, mandating treatment programs for those suffering from addiction and increasing penalties for repeat theft offenders and those peddling deadly drugs like fentanyl.
—Mike Hestrin, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
Both sides in the legal dispute have accused the other of peddling false and misleading facts, terminology and narratives about enforcement of the state laws, and the stakes for both transgender and cisgender athletes.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
The museum suspects a former curator of peddling the goods on eBay — in one instance, a $60,000 piece of jewelry sold for merely $48 — but has only recovered some 650 items.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Janet Delaney’s father, Bill, worked as a salon-to-salon salesman, peddling hair and beauty products throughout the greater Los Angeles area for thirty-two years.
—Helen Sullivan, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Graham Norton Television host Graham Norton also gets his own moment to shine as a mall employee peddling Nope-alite, which reverses Opalite's effects.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
The beauty industry has been peddling depuffing tricks for decades, especially for the undereye area.
—Georgia Casey, Allure, 6 Feb. 2026
The shops had already stopped peddling their James Dean apparel after a previous restraining order was issued by the court.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
Proposition 36 enacted a transformative approach targeting these issues, mandating treatment programs for those suffering from addiction and increasing penalties for repeat theft offenders and those peddling deadly drugs like fentanyl.
—Mike Hestrin, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
Both sides in the legal dispute have accused the other of peddling false and misleading facts, terminology and narratives about enforcement of the state laws, and the stakes for both transgender and cisgender athletes.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
The museum suspects a former curator of peddling the goods on eBay — in one instance, a $60,000 piece of jewelry sold for merely $48 — but has only recovered some 650 items.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Janet Delaney’s father, Bill, worked as a salon-to-salon salesman, peddling hair and beauty products throughout the greater Los Angeles area for thirty-two years.
—Helen Sullivan, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddling
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The Wolfpack used an up-tempo offense and ball-hawking defense to control the tempo against the Raptors.—
Butch Hart,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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And, online, the startups' advertisements hawking their wares often focus on hospitals and their periodic jousts with insurers.—
Darius Tahir,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
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On Wednesday, supporters of the defendants gathered outside the federal courthouse, distributing fliers to passersby.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Agents later determined the transactions were between Edwards and a man in the United Kingdom, who was arrested and later convicted for distributing the materials through Telegram and other apps.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Peddling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddling. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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