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
Many of the migrants have turned to peddling as a way to survive.
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Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
Or any of the Republican gym bros peddling supplements online and growling lifestyle advice into webcams.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
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.
—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
Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
Or any of the Republican gym bros peddling supplements online and growling lifestyle advice into webcams.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddling
Verb
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Paul McCartney was there, telling stories about his old neighborhood and hawking an upcoming record.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
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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
Verb
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For instance, the department might allow trusts to take unlimited deductions on distributing income to beneficiaries such as family members, which would resolve the biggest concern for financial advisors, Miller said.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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In distributing these weak linkages throughout a material like polystyrene, the mechanophores split in two as a crack begins to propagate, successfully redirecting the crack and dissipating the destructive energy.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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“Peddling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddling. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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