silent auction

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Recent Examples of silent auction The night will also include a silent auction and live entertainment. Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025 Both a live and silent auction will raise critical funds needed to support these programs. Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025 The event will include dinner prepared by chef Maeve Rochford, wine and cocktails, live music and a silent auction. La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025 First held in the late 1800s, the event has grown into a vibrant community celebration featuring carnival games, live music, food trucks, a silent auction, and a White Elephant Sale — one of the largest flea markets in Howard County. Susan Soldavin, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for silent auction
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Noun
  • Jane Birkin’s original Hermès Birkin auction Birkin’s original Hermès Birkin bag was sold for 8.6 million euros, about $10.1 million, at Sotheby’s in Paris on July 10, becoming the most valuable handbag ever sold at auction.
    Hannah Malach, Footwear News, 11 July 2025
  • Pop the hood so that the auction staff can open it.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • The Enterprise Application Imagine a global sales leader validating forecast accuracy in seconds.
    Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • Data releases include monthly U.K. retail sales data.
    Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • The company managed to tread water during the pandemic despite the global slowdown in transactions and its focus on small and medium enterprises.
    Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 19 July 2025
  • Because Stablecoins are pinned to the value of conventional currencies - usually the dollar - they can be used for rapid and cost-effective cross-border transactions without exposing participants to undue volatility.
    Trevor Clawson, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors George found himself in some tense negotiations in last week's episode of The Gilded Age, while Larry and Jack crossed paths with a potential investor.
    Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
  • Topline President Donald Trump announced Saturday his administration is imposing 30% tariffs on imports from the European Union and Mexico, hiking up the tariff rate for two of the U.S.’s biggest trading partners despite lengthy negotiations.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025

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“Silent auction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silent%20auction. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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