as in to hawk
to sell from place to place usually in small quantities
seldom saw their father, who traveled around the country peddling Bibles
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Recent Examples of peddle
Online merch Authorities expect fake online FIFA shops to peddle bogus merchandise.
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Dave Lieber
mar. 11, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Republicans peddling election conspiracy theories have refused to participate in that.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Those idiots are the primary reason Trump is president, while Kamala Harris, who condemns the military success like most of her fellow Democratic politicos, can’t even get traction in peddling her sour-grapes-loser book.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
Someone else has decided to peddle gossip, and the nobility is ready and willing to eat it all up.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Dave Lieber
mar. 11, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Republicans peddling election conspiracy theories have refused to participate in that.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Those idiots are the primary reason Trump is president, while Kamala Harris, who condemns the military success like most of her fellow Democratic politicos, can’t even get traction in peddling her sour-grapes-loser book.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
Someone else has decided to peddle gossip, and the nobility is ready and willing to eat it all up.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddle
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Exhibitors hawked unmanned aerial vehicles and systems to manage them; a few booths further down, other companies sold systems to shoot those same drones down.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Thinking about fashion as a career, Schiaparelli hawks her sketches.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2026
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The law authorized about $1 billion in state bonds, distributed to districts based on enrollment.—
Noah Daly,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Mar. 2026
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Vastnaut One assists these climbs by distributing force through both the hips and knees, helping propel the body upward more efficiently.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2026
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Prices on apparel wholesaling climbed 5%, while the apparel, jewelry, footwear and accessories retailing category spiked 8%.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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The idea was to create the first ever international drugstore chain operator and drug wholesaling company.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
17 June 2025
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“Peddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddle. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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