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also pedlar
as in vendor
one who sells things outdoors
the peddler on the street corner selling baseball caps
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Recent Examples of peddler
The cannabis peddlers promise to shake up your world, break down barriers and put a big smile on your face.
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Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
The secular world, meanwhile, has often attacked the Church as a peddler of absurd fantasies.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
With a 5% uptick in spending, Maryland's influence peddlers are having a good year.
—Sam Janesch July 7, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2025
The City Council voted 7-0 June 10 to approve an ordinance to reduce the latest time in which peddlers and solicitors can knock on doors, ring doorbells or otherwise try to get admittance at residences from 9 p.m.
Gayatri Agnew, Ward 1 City Council member, abstained from voting.
—Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2025
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Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
The secular world, meanwhile, has often attacked the Church as a peddler of absurd fantasies.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
With a 5% uptick in spending, Maryland's influence peddlers are having a good year.
—Sam Janesch July 7, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2025
The City Council voted 7-0 June 10 to approve an ordinance to reduce the latest time in which peddlers and solicitors can knock on doors, ring doorbells or otherwise try to get admittance at residences from 9 p.m.
Gayatri Agnew, Ward 1 City Council member, abstained from voting.
—Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddler
Noun
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Fall For Greenville has become quite well-known not only for its packed itinerary and vendor list, but also for being free for all to attend, garnering a reputation as the largest free fall festival in the South.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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The McGhee proposal would double that deduction, meaning a county vendor would receive only 96 cents for every dollar Miami-Dade owes the contractor.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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Unregistered hawker and peddler, ordinance violation.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
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The street hawkers have yet to set up shop.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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On the other hand, demand from Latin America, for example, has grown so much that Yiwu officials have supported Spanish classes for local merchants.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Projects like Bitcoin Babies provide mothers with newborns under the age of one with extra money through Bitcoin, which can be exchanged for goods and services with local merchants that accept Bitcoin.—
Roger Huang,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The conglomerate, which often aligns itself with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development goals and controls vast swathes of India’s infrastructure sector, is yet to fully recover from the market value erosion caused by the short seller’s accusations.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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By turning a blind eye to scalpers, even giving them the tools to bypass limits and harvest tickets, Live Nation has acted as the promoter, the primary ticket seller, the artists’ manager, and the scalper.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Conjuring–verse is an exercise in branding, the brainchild of master hucksters Ed and Lorraine Warren.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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While the real-life Warrens undoubtedly were hucksters and snake-oil salesmen, the fictional ones are an intensely likable couple whose love for each other is far firmer than the veil between the living and the dead.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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Best of all, these eclectic complements come in all shapes and sizes—from modern designs by contemporary artists and local artisans to collectible porcelains resold by vintage dealers.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
19 Sep. 2025
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But the tax benefit will also extend to gambling dealers, clowns, DJs, entertainers, content creators, maids, electricians, plumbers, babysitters, drivers and more.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks moved higher on Thursday, as traders evaluated the latest monetary policy updates from the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Yet, the Interior Ministry tracked down the theft to a museum restoration specialist who took the artifact and sold it to a silver trader, who passed it on to a workshop owner in Cairo’s historic jewelry district.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Peddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddler. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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