silent auction

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Recent Examples of silent auction Full Moon Farm hosted a Spring Festival & Derby Cross fundraiser Sunday in Finksburg, open to the community, that included a 1-mile fun run, pony rides, a silent auction, local vendors, food, and an equestrian competition. Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2026 On April 26, the group will host its annual Spring Fling, a general membership meeting that will include a silent auction and a double-gun shoot. Andrew Weeks, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026 There will also be a silent auction of a custom guitar and other Gibson memorabilia. Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026 The event, which cost $65 per person, includes a buffet, open bar, NCAA regional championship games on big screens, silent auction, games and raffles. Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for silent auction
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Noun
  • In those proceedings, an auction was held in November 2024 to liquidate Infowars’ assets to help pay the defamation judgments, and The Onion was named the winning bidder.
    Dave Collins, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Of the only 14 examples of the Ferrari 250 GT Boano Alloy Coupe, the one crossing the auction block is perhaps the best in existence, with a racing pedigree, an exhaustive restoration, matching engine and transmission numbers, and coveted Ferrari Classiche Red Book certification.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Property records show the owners listed the property for sale in June 2023 but that the listing was removed the following month.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
  • This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.
    Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Many importers, especially small- and medium-sized businesses, do not have ACE accounts, and have relied instead on their customs brokers to handle tariff transactions and the procurement of refunds.
    Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • By year’s end, though, if all goes as planned, the Paramount transaction will pay WBD shareholders $31 per share in cash.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The ceasefire brokered by Pakistan still faces hurdles in the talks beginning Saturday, as Israel and Hezbollah militants have traded fire along the border of southern Lebanon and Iran has set conditions before negotiations can begin.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Israel and Lebanon will have direct negotiations Meanwhile, Israel pressed ahead with strikes in Lebanon after saying there is no ceasefire there.
    Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026

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“Silent auction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silent%20auction. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

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