as in hawking
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 peddling
Both sides in the legal dispute have accused the other of peddling false and misleading facts, terminology and narratives about enforcement of the state laws, and the stakes for both transgender and cisgender athletes.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
The museum suspects a former curator of peddling the goods on eBay — in one instance, a $60,000 piece of jewelry sold for merely $48 — but has only recovered some 650 items.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Janet Delaney’s father, Bill, worked as a salon-to-salon salesman, peddling hair and beauty products throughout the greater Los Angeles area for thirty-two years.
—Helen Sullivan, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
Fuentes often talks about the incident on his nightly livestreams as part of his case against Israel and the Jewish people, peddling a conspiracy that the battleship was attacked on purpose.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Among them was former food delivery worker Antonio Martinez-Solis, who said after six years peddling for a popular app, his account was suddenly deactivated.
—Dave Carlin, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
So, again, the narrative at the beginning of the week that these are war crimes, that's clearly fallen away and now the Democrats are peddling another lie.
—ABC News, 7 Dec. 2025
Stephenson, himself, had a reputation for delivering rousing sermons and speeches peddling prejudice.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 17 Nov. 2025
Laurence Olivier peddling Halloween skulls.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddling
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Drew Novy, Regents A ball-hawking senior safety, Novy was the captain of a swarming Knights defense that kept opponents to 15 points or less eight times.—
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There were podcasts recording live and vendors hawking health supplements of dubious efficacy.—
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But legacy utilities such as SDG&E are still responsible for the costs associated with transmitting, distributing and delivering power across the region.—
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Experts question the legality and financial feasibility of distributing tariff revenue directly to citizens without congressional approval.—
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“Peddling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddling. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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