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
Hackers are peddling the data of millions of AT&T users on a Russian dark web forum.
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Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 8 June 2025
That’s gotten worse as the infrastructure of modern indie distribution has been taken over by companies and festivals peddling horror, thriller, and fantasy.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 May 2025
Who knew that your favorite outdoor brands were also peddling new friends?
—Calin Van Paris, Outside Online, 15 May 2025
Means is just an entrepreneur who peddles an expensive lifestyle.
—Aron Solomon, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
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Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 8 June 2025
That’s gotten worse as the infrastructure of modern indie distribution has been taken over by companies and festivals peddling horror, thriller, and fantasy.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 May 2025
Who knew that your favorite outdoor brands were also peddling new friends?
—Calin Van Paris, Outside Online, 15 May 2025
Means is just an entrepreneur who peddles an expensive lifestyle.
—Aron Solomon, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddle
Verb
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The competitors can hawk about a sheep a minute, though the shearing competition is just one aspect of the Royal Highland Show, Scotland’s biggest agricultural event.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
8 July 2025
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So much so that in 1661, Cardinal Girolamo Farnese issued a decree that legally defined mortadella products, with later papal decrees outlining gruesome consequences for those hawking fraudulent salumi.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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The organization is entirely volunteer and has distributed more than 5,000 Narcan kits, according to its website.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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It will be distributed inside Gate A, the Royals said.—
Pete Grathoff
July 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 July 2025
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Alivia launched online in 2020 and in 2021 started wholesaling its clothing.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
20 Feb. 2025
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The idea was to create the first ever international drugstore chain operator and drug wholesaling company.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
17 June 2025
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“Peddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddle. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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