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silent auctions

noun

plural of silent auction
as in auctions

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  1. auctions
  2. sales
  3. transactions
  4. negotiations
Noun
  • Nice gave additional context about how Sotheby’s began holding Latin American art auctions after a specialist’s trip to Mexico in 1977.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Telecoms that overcharge are excluded from spectrum auctions.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of auctions
Noun
  • Pick three to five key roles, like CEO, CFO, marketing, sales or operations.
    — Don Markland, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • How does that affect your strategy and positioning for ad sales?
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of sales
Noun
  • When an agentic workflow can apply recognition logic, flag edge cases and reconcile transactions in real time, the question isn’t whether to automate the handoff.
    — Hemant Kapadia, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Adams said the warning extends to everyday transactions beyond real estate.
    — Emily Elconin for CNN, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of transactions
Noun
  • The sources spoke on the conditions of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss private trade talks, negotiations and recruitment efforts.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney saidtrade talks could resume if Washington became serious about negotiations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of negotiations
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“Silent auctions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silent%20auctions. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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