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
Located in the heart of the Stockyards, Hotel Drover, an Autograph Collection hotel, is in prime position for soaking up the city’s Old West spirit in the form of cattle drives, honky-tonks, and historic shops peddling all manner of Western gear.
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Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
However, Dunlap isn’t peddling get-rich-quick schemes.
—Maximilian Brichta, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
From peddling pencils to the big time Democrats may try at Tuesday’s hearing to make an issue of Warsh’s elite pedigree.
—Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
There will be plenty of The Onion’s signature style of news satire, Collins said, noting that much of the initial content will parody social media influencers and media figures like Jones who peddle questionable supplements.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
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Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
However, Dunlap isn’t peddling get-rich-quick schemes.
—Maximilian Brichta, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
From peddling pencils to the big time Democrats may try at Tuesday’s hearing to make an issue of Warsh’s elite pedigree.
—Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
There will be plenty of The Onion’s signature style of news satire, Collins said, noting that much of the initial content will parody social media influencers and media figures like Jones who peddle questionable supplements.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddle
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Plus, the on-site food is purely ATL, with its food trucks hawking everything from Southern BBQ to vegan corn dogs.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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There are more than 1,000 sellers on Stacked Golf, hawking putters, irons, and golf towels.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Her husband, Souksavath Noi Keomisy, pleaded guilty in 2009 to felony federal charges of conspiracy to possess the drug ecstasy with the intent to distribute.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 May 2026
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Half of the settlement amount will be distributed directly to county, city, and township governments, with the rest distributed to the state for drug prevention services.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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The company doesn’t wholesale its collection.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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Light industrial uses could include storage yards, data and information processing, medical or dental laboratories, research and development, warehouses, wholesaling or a recycling center.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Peddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddle. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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