as in sold
to offer for sale to the public
the textile manufacturer doesn't retail its fabrics to consumers, offering them only to wholesalers and garment makers
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Recent Examples of retailed
Valentino offered the heels in black and beige colors, and originally retailed for $1,495.
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
Beanies retailed for the lowest price tag and bold futuristic sunglasses were the highest.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Right next to the indoor test drives of its electric vehicles, Hyundai also had a coffee stand, where guests could order lattes and cappuccinos made with a coffee machine powered electrically by the Hyundai IONIQ 5, a car that retailed for $35,000-$49,000 this year.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 Nov. 2025
Hood, the store’s spokesperson, said their most expensive item ever was a platinum Rolex watch that retailed for $64,000 but was sold at the store for half that.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
The 13-drawer dresser coast around $140, and the 12-drawer dresser retailed for around $80.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
Beanies retailed for the lowest price tag and bold futuristic sunglasses were the highest.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Right next to the indoor test drives of its electric vehicles, Hyundai also had a coffee stand, where guests could order lattes and cappuccinos made with a coffee machine powered electrically by the Hyundai IONIQ 5, a car that retailed for $35,000-$49,000 this year.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 Nov. 2025
Hood, the store’s spokesperson, said their most expensive item ever was a platinum Rolex watch that retailed for $64,000 but was sold at the store for half that.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
The 13-drawer dresser coast around $140, and the 12-drawer dresser retailed for around $80.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retailed
sold
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The following year, the auctioneers sold a bronze participants medal from the 1920 Antwerp Olympics for £640 ($875).—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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The company sold a minority stake to Crestview Partners in 2023 after nearly 75 years of family ownership.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Retailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retailed. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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