Thesaurus results for PEDDLE

peddle

verb

ˈpe-dᵊl

Definition of peddle

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 Teachers union rivals accused of peddling 'lies' about NY school choice plan. — FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026 The 58th annual fall fest returned to downtown Frankfort, offering live entertainment, carnival rides, food booths, crafters peddling their wares and Sunday’s parade. — Jim Dudlicek, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 Britton remembers peddling a version of this logic as an MBSR teacher herself. — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026 Artists who refuse simple answers … Stories are always dangerous to people who peddle in fear. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for peddle

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Some orphans, their faces filthy, walked the stands hawking candy.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Outside their perimeters, vendors hawked noodles and cigarettes from makeshift stalls.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of hawk

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Major Player Last year, BBC Studios teamed with CosmoBlue to distribute channels and launch a new general entertainment network across the Middle East and North Africa regions and Turkey.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
That came after the company distributed about 471 million warrants giving holders of Paramount Skydance’s PSKY Class B shares the option to purchase stock in the new company for $12/share.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of distribute

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Colorado took a more lenient course, allowing brewing companies to wholesale their own products directly to licensed retailers.

— Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026
The response is not to wholesale import consumer-software practices, since consequences in the automotive industry can be hazardous.

— Rajjie Sarmey, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of wholesale

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