silent auctions

plural of silent auction

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Noun
  • The first of three separate auctions from The Shape of Water and Pinocchio Oscar winner’s collection comes on the heels of the 2025 Venice International Film Festival debut of the writer-director’s latest film, a big-screen adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Anyone can sign up to bid or simply to watch Prop Store’s live auctions, which take place at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Arsenal will be disappointed, however, with their inability to balance the books with more high-value sales.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The 2020 legislation also created penalties for using a bot to get around an online sales platform’s cap on ticket sales and then reselling those tickets at inflated prices.
    Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • According to Edmunds data, leases made up 70% of EV transactions in July, compared with 10% for the same month three years ago before the loophole went into place.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Now, government ethics experts and Democratic lawmakers are criticizing the family’s venture, citing potential conflicts of interest stemming from the Trumps’ regulatory influence and possible insider transactions.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • McDonald's declined to comment on the negotiations to USA TODAY.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • There are two negotiations going on right now.
    Daniel R. DePetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Silent auctions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silent%20auctions. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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