silent auctions

Definition of silent auctionsnext
plural of silent auction
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Noun
  • There will also be three online auctions, each focused on one facet of Keaton’s creative life.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Some pieces are from upcoming auctions or private sales, while others are on special loan.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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, 25 Apr. 2026
  • ISBNs later helped support the digitization of distribution, inventory control, and sales tracking by providing a unique identifier for each edition of a book.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Lutnick said of the decision to transform Intel’s $10 billion grant into an investment, which served as a template for other transactions in rare earth and defense industries.
    Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • In the 2018 and 2022 transactions, the deals were financed by heavy amounts of debt that inevitably wound up putting pressure on the company.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Iran has given the US a new proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war that includes postponing nuclear negotiations, Axios reported, citing a US official and two people with knowledge of the matter.
    Jon Herskovitz, Bloomberg, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The president lying consistently about the nature of the negotiations, saying things have been agreed to, that clearly have not been agreed to.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Silent auctions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silent%20auctions. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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