Thesaurus results for PEDDLING

peddling

verb

present participle of peddle

as in hawking

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 peddling Maybe do some research rather than peddling lies like the s*n. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2026 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 When the Followers began, healthcare on the Western frontier was primitive, unsanitary and riddled with con artists peddling fake cures. — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026 Their lawsuit against Jones and the 2022 verdict marked the first time he was held financially liable for peddling lies about the massacre, claiming it was faked by the government to tighten gun laws. — Jim Vertuno, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 The lawsuit and 2022 verdict against Jones marked the first time he was held financially liable for peddling lies about the massacre, claiming it was faked by the government to tighten gun laws. — Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 With no cash and literally starving, Javier starts peddling drugs and animals from his clinic. — John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026

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

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
With help from a ball-hawking defense, the Packers poured it on instead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

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Leo presided alone over the liturgy, distributing Communion to medical personnel and Vatican gendarmes present, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Leo presided alone over the liturgy, distributing Communion to medical personnel and Vatican gendarmes present.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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