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Recent Examples of silent auction
Light refreshments will be served in The Round on the 1st floor of ImaginON, alongside the silent auction.
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Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
Handpainted ceramic bowl and goodie bags (while supplies last), and access to the bake sale and silent auction.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
Events like the 90-Miler and Long Boat Regatta take place along a section of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, and the annual Octo-BEAR-fest fundraiser has live music, food, a silent auction, and other programming.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
The walls were packed with nudes for all tastes, from figurative paintings to demure photos and artworks that skirted the human form topic all together; a painting of a a lemon had sold before the event even started, via the online silent auction.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 16 Dec. 2025
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Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
Handpainted ceramic bowl and goodie bags (while supplies last), and access to the bake sale and silent auction.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
Events like the 90-Miler and Long Boat Regatta take place along a section of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, and the annual Octo-BEAR-fest fundraiser has live music, food, a silent auction, and other programming.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
The walls were packed with nudes for all tastes, from figurative paintings to demure photos and artworks that skirted the human form topic all together; a painting of a a lemon had sold before the event even started, via the online silent auction.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silent auction
Noun
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Paul sold the card for a whopping $16,492,000 at auction, including buyer’s fees, setting a new record for the most expensive trading card ever sold.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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At a judicial auction announced by the court in Grasse, the municipality of Cannes exercised its right of first refusal and acquired the property.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales account for 75% of revenue, while the remaining 25% is generated through wholesale.—
Amy Francombe,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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Soriot has played this geopolitical game better than many in his industry, transforming AstraZeneca’s global reach as well as its sales, reputation, and pipeline of promising drugs.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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While a few real estate agents’ names appear in the listing, they were involved in a previous sale and did not participate in this latest transaction.—
Sandra Barrera,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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Tornado Cash, which allows users to anonymize crypto transactions.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Nonetheless, a second round of negotiations will be held on Tuesday in Geneva, according to multiple reports.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Feb. 2026
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The Danish territory got no mentions in the speech, as negotiations over its fate proceed slowly.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Silent auction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silent%20auction. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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