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
Federal agents swarmed a California park Wednesday as part of a sweeping operation targeting an infamous open-air drug market notorious for peddling fentanyl and methamphetamine.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Yet this is precisely the idea that the Enhanced Games is peddling—the fantasy that what Proud or Collins takes to break a world record, at a different dose, might make a man in his 70s more mobile, energized, and maybe even hotter.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
Located in the heart of the Stockyards, Hotel Drover, an Autograph Collection hotel, is in prime position for soaking up the city’s Old West spirit in the form of cattle drives, honky-tonks, and historic shops peddling all manner of Western gear.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
However, Dunlap isn’t peddling get-rich-quick schemes.
—Maximilian Brichta, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
From peddling pencils to the big time Democrats may try at Tuesday’s hearing to make an issue of Warsh’s elite pedigree.
—Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
During a discussion about the Smithsonian, Phillip chided Michaels for peddling false claims about the history of slavery in America.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Willy Loman will keep dying and keep living as long as the country that birthed him keeps peddling its own grand, intoxicating lies.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
The reality, though, is that Polymarket has been criticized for dealing in the language of journalism while peddling wildly irresponsible falsehoods.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 Apr. 2026
Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Yet this is precisely the idea that the Enhanced Games is peddling—the fantasy that what Proud or Collins takes to break a world record, at a different dose, might make a man in his 70s more mobile, energized, and maybe even hotter.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
Located in the heart of the Stockyards, Hotel Drover, an Autograph Collection hotel, is in prime position for soaking up the city’s Old West spirit in the form of cattle drives, honky-tonks, and historic shops peddling all manner of Western gear.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
However, Dunlap isn’t peddling get-rich-quick schemes.
—Maximilian Brichta, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
From peddling pencils to the big time Democrats may try at Tuesday’s hearing to make an issue of Warsh’s elite pedigree.
—Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
During a discussion about the Smithsonian, Phillip chided Michaels for peddling false claims about the history of slavery in America.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Willy Loman will keep dying and keep living as long as the country that birthed him keeps peddling its own grand, intoxicating lies.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
The reality, though, is that Polymarket has been criticized for dealing in the language of journalism while peddling wildly irresponsible falsehoods.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddling
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Plus, the on-site food is purely ATL, with its food trucks hawking everything from Southern BBQ to vegan corn dogs.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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There are more than 1,000 sellers on Stacked Golf, hawking putters, irons, and golf towels.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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The investigation allegedly identified Rodney Canada as the leader of a drug trafficking organization that was distributing large quantities of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine in Stamford and other areas in the region, authorities said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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This summer, Papa Johns will be bottling and distributing its Special Garlic Dipping Sauce to grocery and retail stores nationwide, the company announced in a May 13 news release shared with USA TODAY.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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“Peddling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddling. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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