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Recent Examples of silent auction
Sip Champagne and enjoy a silent auction, live music and small bites while supporting this fundraiser to build the reserves for the Watershed Project, which turns 30 this year.
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Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Celebrate indoors at Carmel Country Club with live music, a buffet and drinks, a live and silent auction and a raffle.
—Ace The Stigma Foundation, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
The organization’s events, such as the annual Designer Textile Reuse Challenge—a showcase of local talent held each Earth Day—help raise funds through a silent auction while celebrating creativity and sustainability.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
In between sips of craft beer, patrons walk around a silent auction put on by Juntos Podemos, a volunteer mutual aid group that helps immigrants with groceries and rent.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 13 May 2026
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Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Celebrate indoors at Carmel Country Club with live music, a buffet and drinks, a live and silent auction and a raffle.
—Ace The Stigma Foundation, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
The organization’s events, such as the annual Designer Textile Reuse Challenge—a showcase of local talent held each Earth Day—help raise funds through a silent auction while celebrating creativity and sustainability.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
In between sips of craft beer, patrons walk around a silent auction put on by Juntos Podemos, a volunteer mutual aid group that helps immigrants with groceries and rent.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silent auction
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There's a big wine cellar full of South African vintages, including a Beyerskloof 2001 and a Nederburg private bin 2004 riesling from auction.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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More than $500,000 of that came from live auction items sold at the Saturday show at the T-Mobile Center.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
Noun
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While scouting for a personal mountain home during Covid, the family discovered that the old Aspen Hotel was for sale.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 June 2026
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The program is intended to use revenue from the sale of inaccessible state lands to purchase new, accessible state lands.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
Noun
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The six-figure transaction was between FalconX, a digital asset brokerage, and Anera Labs, a trading technology startup.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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Credit card companies and financial institutions currently charge retailers a fee when consumers use cards — based on the total transaction, including goods, taxes and tips.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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Hours into free agency opening March 9, Singleton remained unsigned — and had a skeleton deal lined up with another NFL team in free agency if negotiations with the Broncos fell through, according to a source familiar with the process.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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That is why Thursday felt less like the beginning of a negotiation than the opening bell for baseball’s next labor war.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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“Silent auction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silent%20auction. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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