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
Murray also criticized Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic who has a history peddling conspiracy theories linking vaccines to autism.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
The suit also alleges that Burgess peddled a false Porter memoir on Amazon, which was removed from the site after it was denounced by Porter’s family.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
Basso's appearance on GMA comes amid news that actress Brittany Snow will play a significant part in season 2 of The Night Agent, which sees Basso's Peter Sutherland tracking a CIA agent to Thailand after the government source is suspected of peddling secrets overseas.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
This is mainly the case because what's being peddled by these champions of freedom is spin, self-serving falsity, and whole-cloth fabrications.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
The suit also alleges that Burgess peddled a false Porter memoir on Amazon, which was removed from the site after it was denounced by Porter’s family.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
Basso's appearance on GMA comes amid news that actress Brittany Snow will play a significant part in season 2 of The Night Agent, which sees Basso's Peter Sutherland tracking a CIA agent to Thailand after the government source is suspected of peddling secrets overseas.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
This is mainly the case because what's being peddled by these champions of freedom is spin, self-serving falsity, and whole-cloth fabrications.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddle
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Vendors hawk deals on cell phones and patio furniture, causing minor traffic jams.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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Justin Vernon has a new Bon Iver album to hawk, Sable, Fable.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
16 Apr. 2025
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Device now holds more than 2,500 retail accounts and distributes its beer from Bakersfield to Southern Oregon, according to its website.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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That strategy drew a furious response from some of the city’s employee unions, who distributed posters comparing Villaraigosa to Wisconsin’s then-Gov. Scott Walker, viewed at that time as a strident foe of organized labor.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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The company wholesales its collection to Neiman Marcus, Goop and specialty stores.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2025
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From headquarters in the city’s most upscale mixed-use building, The Main Las Olas, BBX Capital operates subsidiaries ranging from real estate development to logistics to retail confections to door manufacturing and wholesaling.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Peddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddle. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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