as in to market
to offer for sale to the public
used to sell groceries in a small neighborhood market
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Recent Examples of sell
While 36 percent of Americans sold personal items or handmade goods for extra money last year, the whitepaper says only 13 percent identify as a business.
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Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
Early exits for insiders SpaceX employees will be able to sell some of their shares in stages before the usual six-month restriction period ends, according to a filing, a sign that the rocket maker is not too worried about a rush of insider selling that would pressure the stock.
—Manya Saini, USA Today, 8 June 2026
Designed to Succeed will be published on June 9 and is now available for preorder, wherever books are sold.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
The flip side of all that buying is plenty of selling as investors need to raise cash for stock purchases by liquidating other shares in their portfolios.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 8 June 2026
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Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
Early exits for insiders SpaceX employees will be able to sell some of their shares in stages before the usual six-month restriction period ends, according to a filing, a sign that the rocket maker is not too worried about a rush of insider selling that would pressure the stock.
—Manya Saini, USA Today, 8 June 2026
Designed to Succeed will be published on June 9 and is now available for preorder, wherever books are sold.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
The flip side of all that buying is plenty of selling as investors need to raise cash for stock purchases by liquidating other shares in their portfolios.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sell
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The appetite-suppressant supplement market is already full of products marketed as Ozempic alternatives with no clinical backing.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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Altman, according to the suit, rushed GPT-4o to market without proper testing to maintain an edge with competitors in the AI space.—
Lauren Fichten,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The dress retails for $1,490 on Chloé’s official website.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
12 June 2026
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Remarkably, both whiskeys retail for under $50.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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It is also being distributed internationally and has been translated into French, Spanish, German and three Greenlandic dialects.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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The cheese was likely repackaged, relabeled, and distributed further than locations currently tracked by the FDA.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Bayfront is not a luxury center, but Cohen plans to re-merchandise it with new tenants that would make compatible neighbors for Barneys.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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The Squeeze team has merchandising, a popular social media presence and tons of support across the country.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2026
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The apparent loss of the aircraft came after hostilities in the region escalated over the weekend, with Iran and Israel exchanging their first direct strikes in months late Sunday.—
Todd Symons,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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An armed intruder was shot and killed after entering a San Jacinto home and exchanging gunfire with the homeowner, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.—
Jazmin Alvarado,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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“Sell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sell. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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