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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
Then came the presidential elections of 2016 and 2020, and the pandemic; suddenly cable networks long deemed trustworthy were peddlers of fake news, on the right and the left.
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Ulysses Ortega, New York Times, 3 May 2025
But news of the child's death first came to light on Saturday, April 5—in a newsletter published by Robert Malone, an anti-vaccine advocate and peddler of conspiracy theories who came to prominence during the pandemic.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
According to Newman, the dish spread along religious pilgrimages and trade routes, and peddlers would sell it at street markets.
—Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
More recently, the city tested out pilot programs focused on enforcing existing code laws in order to deter unlicensed peddlers near the SAP Center and the 2024 downtown holiday events.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Ulysses Ortega, New York Times, 3 May 2025
But news of the child's death first came to light on Saturday, April 5—in a newsletter published by Robert Malone, an anti-vaccine advocate and peddler of conspiracy theories who came to prominence during the pandemic.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
According to Newman, the dish spread along religious pilgrimages and trade routes, and peddlers would sell it at street markets.
—Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
More recently, the city tested out pilot programs focused on enforcing existing code laws in order to deter unlicensed peddlers near the SAP Center and the 2024 downtown holiday events.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddler
Noun
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This one goes back to prior points: working with vendors and partners is a plus 3.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Some vendors might take only cash or check payments, while others might charge additional processing fees for credit cards, Rhee said.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
26 July 2025
Noun
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Every twenty or thirty feet, a hawker would shout and cross the street to shake my hand, or step away from a storefront and fall in beside me.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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At the marketplace outside the Dalai Lama temple, hawkers like Sonam Tsomu have stocked their carts with Tibetan trinkets: bangles and necklaces made of colorful beads and bobbleheads of little Lamas.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Whaling merchant James Arnold left a part of his estate to Harvard to support the advancement of agriculture and horticulture, while Olmstead was brought in to design the botanic space.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
29 July 2025
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Looking at other mass merchant retailers, Target is advertising folders from 15 cents, notebooks from 35 cents and both classroom storage and pencil pouches from 99 cents.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Gary Perel and George Sechrist of ALO Property Group represented the seller of the 231 and 235 South Meridian properties.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
25 July 2025
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The sailboat and the seller were both located in California.—
Terry Ward,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
Noun
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As details from the report emerged Wednesday, cryptocurrency insiders lauded it as a crucial step in legitimizing digital asset markets by providing legal and regulatory clarity to an industry that has struggled to emerge from its reputation as a haven for criminals and hucksters.—
Lucien Bruggeman,
ABC News,
30 July 2025
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San Pedro, locals say, is fertile ground for hucksters.—
David Segal,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, oil prices ended the week in the green, with crude closing above $66 per barrel as traders await the next decision from OPEC+.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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That’s some crackerjack dealing from president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto, who has always been an aggressive trader but has also been limited through the years by a stingy ownership group that has capped the Mariners’ payroll.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Peddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddler. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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