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
Matt had gotten his first taste of entrepreneurship at the age of six, peddling tamales near the Capitol.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
The target of their investigation was 55-year-old Kevin Reese, a local resident with almost no arrest history, but who now stands accused of peddling drugs full-time for years.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
Republicans peddling election conspiracy theories have refused to participate in that.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Those idiots are the primary reason Trump is president, while Kamala Harris, who condemns the military success like most of her fellow Democratic politicos, can’t even get traction in peddling her sour-grapes-loser book.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 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
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
Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
The target of their investigation was 55-year-old Kevin Reese, a local resident with almost no arrest history, but who now stands accused of peddling drugs full-time for years.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
Republicans peddling election conspiracy theories have refused to participate in that.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Those idiots are the primary reason Trump is president, while Kamala Harris, who condemns the military success like most of her fellow Democratic politicos, can’t even get traction in peddling her sour-grapes-loser book.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddling
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Since entering the league in 2018 after the Dolphins drafted him, Fitzpatrick has been defined by his versatility in the secondary and ball-hawking style of play.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2026
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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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Copper is an essential material that is used in generating and distributing electrical power; cables, wires, motor windings, transformers and cooling equipment in data centers; and advanced manufacturing of consumer and defense products.—
Adam Charles Simon,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
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House Bill 5537 would prohibit a person from growing, selling or distributing kratom or a synthetic variant of the substance.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Peddling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddling. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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