Thesaurus results for SILENT AUCTION

silent auction

noun

Definition of silent auction

as in auction

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Recent Examples of silent auction On Thursday, the animal shelter held a silent auction among the four contenders who had come forward wanting to adopt him. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 One of the people watching was a very famous songwriter, who won the pig in a silent auction. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026 Admission to the bazaar is free, but guests can support the Buddhist church and the historic festival through a silent auction. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Lutje said that the fire victims’ GoFundMe and Venmo has been shared in the comments of a post on Sakura Lounge’s Facebook page, and that this weekend on July 10 and 11, the bar will have a silent auction. — Mary Ella Hastings july 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for silent auction

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Noun

At the same time, other heavily indebted countries and AI hyperscalers are competing for bond investors’ capital, so auctions require attractive yields to draw sufficient demand.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Chatham Asset Management won the bidding in the bankruptcy auction that year, and much of the company’s debt was eliminated in the acquisition.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of auction

Noun

Heading into the weekend, Wilson’s film was already looking strong, having netted more than $60,000 in pre-sales to become the highest-grossing opening for a documentary in the theater’s history.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2026
Pulte normally provides an insurance policy as part of the sale package.

— Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of sale

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One advisor simply moves more transactions through the same funnel.

— Lital Marom, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
The Justice Department and FCC have approved the transaction without asking for any concessions or remedies — an unusually hands-off approach for such a large horizontal merger.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of transaction

Noun

Although the game aired on NBC, agents, executives, and on-air talent from various networks routinely descend on the host city for meetings and negotiations.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
With more testy and volatile negotiations sure to come once Johnson presents his full budget proposal next month, the mayor’s $401 million pitch might not stick.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of negotiation

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