sell

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Recent Examples of sell In the third Premier League season, United were beaten into second place by Blackburn Rovers and Ince’s relationship with Ferguson had soured, so he was sold to Inter Milan for £7.5million ($9.7m at current rates). The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025 Some airport terminals may also sell lottery tickets. Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025 In addition to the $100,000 win, the 7-Eleven that sold the tickets will also collect a check of $1,000 total, or $500 for each winning ticket. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025 His advice: Resist any temptation to sell all your stocks or anything else equally drastic. Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sell
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sell
Verb
  • Lee was marketing his bar as a kind of Westport Ale House comeback.
    David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Fishbein complained Monday that the political left had turned on Musk after praising him as a pioneer in making and marketing electric vehicles.
    Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Nintendo will retail the Switch 2 for $449.99 at launch, which is significantly higher than the original Switch's $299 price tag.
    CBS News, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The pieces retail for $4,500 and $2,300, respectively, on Moda Operandi's website.
    Michelle Lee, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • On April 7, the 160 scholars will start the day at Stella 34 Trattoria at Macy’s for breakfast and a panel discussion led by Arnold in conversation with Spring and Nata Dvir, chief merchandising officer of Macy’s and FSF board member.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The note went on to highlight that, of the 20 clubs with the highest such revenues, City’s kit and merchandising income comprised the lowest proportion of overall income.
    Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025

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“Sell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sell. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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