as in marketing
to offer for sale to the public
used to sell groceries in a small neighborhood market
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Recent Examples of selling
McVay selling the Simpson pick a little more on Thursday night wouldn’t have changed Stafford’s approach to the coming season one bit.
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Zak Keefer, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Looking for a way to cope, Shemmeld bought a secondhand ice cream truck for about $17,500 and began selling treats in his spare time.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
So now JoAnne faces the likelihood of her new landlord either jacking up the rent or selling the house out from under them, two options that would price them out of the neighborhood for good.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
In the years that followed, Koh worked as a food delivery rider, a parcel courier, a bar worker and a livestreamer selling mobile accessories – experiences that fed directly into the third film’s portrait of a young man thrown unprepared into adult life.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
Glyphosate 'revolutionized farming' Introduced in the 1970s, Roundup quickly became the top-selling herbicide in the United States and integral to farming.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
For a true picture of the Outer Banks before electricity and running water, Anderson-Silver nods to My Daily Bounded Realm by Robin Daniels Holt, which takes readers back to a time when locals on Hatteras Island made a living through selling seaweed for mattress stuffing and ate molecrab stew.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
My husband started a side business during the pandemic making and selling small-batch hot sauces.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
Zak Keefer, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Looking for a way to cope, Shemmeld bought a secondhand ice cream truck for about $17,500 and began selling treats in his spare time.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
So now JoAnne faces the likelihood of her new landlord either jacking up the rent or selling the house out from under them, two options that would price them out of the neighborhood for good.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
In the years that followed, Koh worked as a food delivery rider, a parcel courier, a bar worker and a livestreamer selling mobile accessories – experiences that fed directly into the third film’s portrait of a young man thrown unprepared into adult life.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
Glyphosate 'revolutionized farming' Introduced in the 1970s, Roundup quickly became the top-selling herbicide in the United States and integral to farming.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
For a true picture of the Outer Banks before electricity and running water, Anderson-Silver nods to My Daily Bounded Realm by Robin Daniels Holt, which takes readers back to a time when locals on Hatteras Island made a living through selling seaweed for mattress stuffing and ate molecrab stew.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
My husband started a side business during the pandemic making and selling small-batch hot sauces.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selling
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Google started marketing to find tenants last year, according to Crain's.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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His team pressed Neon for financial information, a major point being how more than $2 million was spent marketing Amazing Grace.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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In 1981, the company tried to boost business by offering one-stop financial services that pulled its focus from retailing.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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For perspective, the regular Ryzen 9 9950X3D was originally priced at $699, but is currently retailing for $675 on Amazon.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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The new version is made by the original producer, Ecosse Films, and Masterpiece PBS in association with Northern Ireland Screen and Banijay Rights, which is distributing the six-part series internationally.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
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For a large, thick cast-iron skillet, electric burners are terrible for evenly distributing heat and keeping oil hot.—
Jack Hennessy,
Outdoor Life,
29 Apr. 2026
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Netanyahu is charged with breach of trust, fraud and accepting bribes in three separate cases accusing him of exchanging favors with wealthy associates.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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In a similar manner, Liquid aspires to be more than a hub for exchanging crypto.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The company is trying to deploy AI tools on everything from inventory planning to merchandising to product development.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Mar. 2026
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The rights to his image are managed by CMG Worldwide, which specializes in celebrities merchandising.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Selling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selling. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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