Thesaurus results for PEDDLING

peddling

verb

present participle of peddle

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 When the Followers began, healthcare on the Western frontier was primitive, unsanitary and riddled with con artists peddling fake cures. — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026 Their lawsuit against Jones and the 2022 verdict marked the first time he was held financially liable for peddling lies about the massacre, claiming it was faked by the government to tighten gun laws. — Jim Vertuno, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 The lawsuit and 2022 verdict against Jones marked the first time he was held financially liable for peddling lies about the massacre, claiming it was faked by the government to tighten gun laws. — Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 With no cash and literally starving, Javier starts peddling drugs and animals from his clinic. — John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026 Many of the messages are peddling a sense of pride and belonging — primal impulses at the heart of the MAGA movement. — Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 In the meantime, Google is urging consumers to buy TV streaming devices from reputable manufacturers, rather than unknown providers peddling cheap set-top boxes secretly loaded with malware. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026 For context, Barstool as a company, and Portnoy personally, have consistently been accused of peddling misogyny over the years. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026 For generations, American soccer seemed to be in perpetual development, peddling the potential. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 30 June 2026

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That’s part of a black-market advertising bonanza on the social media site, where sellers are now hawking fake GLP-1 weight-loss drugs and experimental Chinese peptides alongside knockoff luxury handbags and sneakers.

— Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Vendors weave through the packed crowd hawking cans of beer, hard seltzer and jalapeño-tequila and cherry vodka Jell-O shots, served in plastic syringes.

— Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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Instead, Goldman economists suggest that Seoul try some more immediate solutions, like helping elderly Koreans unlock their housing wealth, and better distributing the windfall from the country’s super-profitable tech firms.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
That year, the head trainer of the Commanders was found to have been illegally distributing oxycodone to players — an unsettling reminder of the NFL's difficult history with painkillers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

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