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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
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Warner decided to open up an auction process and chose Netflix over Par and several other bidders.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2026
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Fenet has become something of a celebrity in her own right in the auction world.—
Scarlett Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Occupations such as truck drivers, plumbers, construction workers, carpenters, sales professionals, police officers, and members of the armed forces all favored Republicans in their donations, per the Washington Examiner’s analysis.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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Two months after Skydance bought Paramount, WBD put itself up for sale.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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The biggest and most transformative deal for beauty in 2025 was the 4 billion euro transaction, announced in mid-October 2025 that’s not yet closed, of L’Oréal’s acquisition of Creed, plus of the long-term beauty licenses for Bottega Veneta and Balenciaga from Kering.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Trump justified a number of tariffs by using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), a 49-year-old law that allows a president to regulate economic transactions in a state of national emergency.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Feb. 2026
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The latest strikes by the US and Israel came amid negotiations over that nuclear program that had been due to resume within days.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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League sources don’t believe the Raiders are serious about trading Pro Bowl defensive end Maxx Crosby, so negotiations could very well drag into the draft this April.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Silent auction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silent%20auction. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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