as in to sell
to offer for sale to the public
vends snack foods and novelties at fairs
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Recent Examples of vend
Oceanside has issued a total of 10 sidewalk vending licenses, of which five allow food sales, according to a city report.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Vendors have been selling hot dogs heated with a propane grill on the Oceanside pier even though vending is prohibited there, Mundt said.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Shoppers can take advantage of the property’s selection of luxury shops, including a Goop boutique vending vintage Birkin bags, high-end skin care, and more.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The concourse was for networking and reunions as much as for vending.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Vendors have been selling hot dogs heated with a propane grill on the Oceanside pier even though vending is prohibited there, Mundt said.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Shoppers can take advantage of the property’s selection of luxury shops, including a Goop boutique vending vintage Birkin bags, high-end skin care, and more.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The concourse was for networking and reunions as much as for vending.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vend
sell
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It has been ported to several consoles and has sold more than 23 million copies globally in the time since.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
4 June 2025
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Eminem has had a strong year, with his July 2024 album The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and selling 281,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
4 June 2025
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“Vend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vend. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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