sold

verb

Definition of soldnext
past tense of sell
as in marketed
to offer for sale to the public used to sell groceries in a small neighborhood market

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Recent Examples of sold Municipal issuers sold a record $580 billion in bonds in 2025, up 13% from 2024, with the increase driven largely by new borrowing and tax-exempt issuance rather than refinancing older debt, according to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 The average new car in America sold for $50,089 in August, crossing over the $50,000 line for the first time since last December, according to Kelley Blue Book data. — Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026 Green will also donate $1 from every ticket sold to each participating school to aid student and school programs. — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026 The painting was mistakenly attributed to Carel Fabritius in 1904 by an American dealer and sold for $160 (equivalent to about $6,000 today). — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026 Much later on, in 2021, another original pair from the movie sold for $176,000 at auction. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 Michael, who died at age 53, sold more than 100 million records throughout his legendary career and garnered 16 MTV VMAs and MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) over his lifetime, winning four awards. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026 White real estate agents also averaged $1,998,000 in annual sales volume, the total dollar amount of property sold by an agent, whereas Black agents averaged $474,500 in sales volume. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 Two Powerball tickets sold in California fell just one number short of winning the $298 million jackpot, lottery officials said. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sold
  1. marketed
  2. retailed
  3. distributed
  4. exchanged
Verb
  • Sarah Patton, a Compass agent familiar with the buildings, says that a few years ago, when hundreds of units were being marketed downtown, some buildings were making deals, but that’s rare.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Now it is marketed for skin conditions, inflammation, muscle pain, weight loss, sleep, hair growth and cognitive function.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of marketed
Verb
  • Individual bottles sold for about $3, while three- and 12-packs retailed for between $13 and $32.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • One buyer paid $147 and received a Labubu-style teddy bear that allegedly retailed for around $20.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of retailed
Verb
  • The funding comes from the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) and is distributed to each borough’s arts councils, which act as regrant partners and dole out grants to individual artists annually as part of an open call.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Such direct observations can be detailed, but they are often limited to near-coastal regions and unevenly distributed, while many of the most important stages of hurricane development occur over the open ocean where direct observations are sparse.
    — Chanh Kieu, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of distributed
Verb
  • The two exchanged photos and talked about their goals for the future.
    — Eamon Javers, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
  • A'ja Wilson exchanged words with a fan in Indy after this play.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of exchanged

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sold
sold a bill of goods to
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“Sold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sold. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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