presold

verb

past tense of presell
as in sold

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  1. sold
  2. marketed
  3. retailed
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  • The facts, however, are altogether against any such conclusion, for quite recently no less than 50 artificial butter factories were counted in this city, and large quantities of artificial butter are sold to the customer as genuine butter.
    — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The team sold just 1,000 of them, bringing in a cool $1 million.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of sold
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  • At retailers and online, it can be found marketed in flavors.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Brian and Michael Speciale (Season 9, Episode 13) Remember the Snuggie, that thin little piece of material marketed as some sort of revolutionary comfort innovation?
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of marketed
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  • Individual bottles sold for about $3, while three- and 12-packs retailed for between $13 and $32.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • One buyer paid $147 and received a Labubu-style teddy bear that allegedly retailed for around $20.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of retailed
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