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
A week earlier, President Donald Trump himself — historically not a fan of EVs — peddled Teslas on the South Lawn of the White House, giving the company’s shares a sharp but short-lived bump.
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Miller was sent to the New York Rangers for a trio of assets, the highest upside of which was then peddled to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a top-four defender in Marcus Pettersson and a good middle-six forward with plus speed and size in Drew O’Connor.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
Upon check-in, every guest is given a bike with a personalized name tag, so peddling around the island is hassle-free.
—Jason Chau, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2025
Mendez’s husband, Felix Herrera Garcia, was sentenced to 45 years in prison in October for peddling drugs out of the daycare from October 2022 through the child’s death.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Miller was sent to the New York Rangers for a trio of assets, the highest upside of which was then peddled to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a top-four defender in Marcus Pettersson and a good middle-six forward with plus speed and size in Drew O’Connor.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
Upon check-in, every guest is given a bike with a personalized name tag, so peddling around the island is hassle-free.
—Jason Chau, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2025
Mendez’s husband, Felix Herrera Garcia, was sentenced to 45 years in prison in October for peddling drugs out of the daycare from October 2022 through the child’s death.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
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Avi Loeb, a professor of science and founding director of Harvard's Black Hole Initiative, explains hawking radiation as a lightbulb that creates its own energy before evaporating into a fireball.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Discover Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps that’s why the Senate showed so little interest in his history of hawking suspect treatments.—
Benjamin Mazer,
The Atlantic,
20 Mar. 2025
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In a Wednesday research note distributed earlier, Kai Wang suggests investors stick with stocks that benefit from any future stimulus from China.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration officially began to stop federal funds from being distributed to the state of Maine due to the governor’s refusal to prohibit males from competing in female sports.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Apr. 2025
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There is also a partner store in Dubai and the brand is wholesaled in 56 countries globally.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
31 Mar. 2025
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Keemo Fashion Group Ltd continues to operate in the apparel and garment trading business, focusing on wholesaling to distributors mainly based in China.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Peddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddle. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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