as in marketing
to offer for sale to the public
used to sell groceries in a small neighborhood market
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Recent Examples of selling
Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
The money most readers never see Best-selling fiction author Jason June decided to push back against the industry’s silence around money by continuously and publicly sharing his own finances and performance through his Ventorship newsletter.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
To support themselves in the off-season, many chile pickers tend the ruminants, selling them for meat and selling their milk and manure.
—Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
The Starbucks signal Starbucks is a $112 billion company selling one of the most standardized products in the modern economy.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
Let’s face it, the best-selling vehicle in any market isn’t the top-end model.
—New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2026
For entrepreneurs and business owners across the island, life has become difficult as tourism plummeted and their hopes of selling cheaper goods to fellow Cubans dashed against the rocks of a vastly harder economic reality.
—ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Emmline Toussaint, main coordinator of Mary’s Meals’ BND school-feeding program in Haiti, said that gas stations in some regions are selling fuel 25% to 30% higher than even what the government stipulated because of gang violence and difficulties with trucks trying to access certain areas.
—Evens Sanon, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
The company has been in business for more than 50 years, primarily selling Volkswagens.
—Seth Doane, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
The money most readers never see Best-selling fiction author Jason June decided to push back against the industry’s silence around money by continuously and publicly sharing his own finances and performance through his Ventorship newsletter.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
To support themselves in the off-season, many chile pickers tend the ruminants, selling them for meat and selling their milk and manure.
—Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
The Starbucks signal Starbucks is a $112 billion company selling one of the most standardized products in the modern economy.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
Let’s face it, the best-selling vehicle in any market isn’t the top-end model.
—New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2026
For entrepreneurs and business owners across the island, life has become difficult as tourism plummeted and their hopes of selling cheaper goods to fellow Cubans dashed against the rocks of a vastly harder economic reality.
—ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Emmline Toussaint, main coordinator of Mary’s Meals’ BND school-feeding program in Haiti, said that gas stations in some regions are selling fuel 25% to 30% higher than even what the government stipulated because of gang violence and difficulties with trucks trying to access certain areas.
—Evens Sanon, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
The company has been in business for more than 50 years, primarily selling Volkswagens.
—Seth Doane, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selling
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While Fanatics has marketing partnerships with other companies, primarily for advertising on the e-commerce site, this is the first that involves the Fanatics One platform.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Southwest ended its generous, decades-old policy of allowing passengers to check two bags for free in May 2025, a move that marked a major shift for the carrier after years of marketing the perk as a key differentiator.—
Rio Yamat,
Fortune,
8 Apr. 2026
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In 1981, the company tried to boost business by offering one-stop financial services that pulled its focus from retailing.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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For perspective, the regular Ryzen 9 9950X3D was originally priced at $699, but is currently retailing for $675 on Amazon.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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The joint-agency investigation led law enforcement to the 500 block of Sheridan Avenue, which led to the charging of five men with possessing and distributing drugs.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Though Coca-Cola owns its formulas − just like its closest competitor, Pepsi − it's not known for distributing drinks.—
Mariah Franklin,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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And so Lobanov and Stetsenko carried on with their plans, exchanging vows at the Palace of Culture and then heading to a nearby café with their guests to celebrate.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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These devices generate electricity when two different materials come into contact and then separate, briefly exchanging charge.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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The company is trying to deploy AI tools on everything from inventory planning to merchandising to product development.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Mar. 2026
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The rights to his image are managed by CMG Worldwide, which specializes in celebrities merchandising.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Selling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selling. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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