SOLD Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

sold

verb

Definition of sold

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 Panthers coach Dave Canales said he was sold on Okereke, who has played in all 17 NFL games in four of his past five seasons and has had 130-plus tackles four different times in his career. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026 Isaacson’s 2023 book left a lot of reviewers cold with its lack of criticism but still sold a gazillion copies. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 For starters, this isn’t his first deal with LVMH, which rarely lets go of a brand but sold Donna Karan as well as DKNY to G-III for $650 million in 2016. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 Most everyone can recognize a standard American cucumber, or even mini cucumbers, typically sold in a bag. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2026 Calls dominate the trading in EWZ, with 400,000 calls trading versus less than 30,000 puts, but almost as many calls are being sold as bought, according to ThinkOrSwim. — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 The Yellow Affair has also sold Árru to international territories including Angel Distribution (Denmark), Bíó Paradís (Iceland), Filmwelt (Germany, Austria), Fivia (Ex-Yugoslavia), Otaku Mtü (Baltics), Palace (Australia / New Zealand). — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026 Median prices on all homes sold in Ada County were basically flat between July 2025 and July 2026, according to data from the Intermountain Multiple Listing Service, despite a 9% price hike on sales from June to July. — Mark Dee august 26, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026 The company has also sold the movie to Nour Films in France, Weirdwave in Greece, A-One in the Baltics, Lev Cinemas in Israel, Bad Unicorn in Romania, Kisff Films in Ukraine, PT Falcon in Indonesia and Megacom in the former Yugoslavia. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

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When the East Plano Islamic Center proposed a 400-acre development north of Dallas anchored by a mosque, an Islamic school and homes marketed to Muslim families, the response wasn’t ordinary zoning review.

— Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
The drug, marketed as Bixlenvo, is aimed at patients whose virus is already under control but who remain on complicated treatment regimens.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

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This story was originally published by InvestigateWest and distributed through a partnership with the Associated Press.

— Rachel Spacek, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
History shows that trade imbalances of this scale almost always end painfully—and that the pain of the adjustment is not distributed evenly.

— MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026