SELLING Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

selling

verb

present participle of sell

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 The series has always featured designers who have already started selling outfits and building their brands before being on the show. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 His family is now considering whether someone will continue the produce-selling tradition. — Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026 Famed Phoenix concert promoter is selling 50 years of music history Foodies are crashing out over Michelin snub. — Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The Tates built an online empire by selling an image of extraordinary personal wealth through displays of sports cars, stacks of cash and luxury watches. — Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 According to Counterpoint Research, the iPhone 17 was the world’s best-selling smartphone last quarter (Q2 2026), commanding 6% of global sales. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026 The criminal complaint says Kopetsky admitted to selling marijuana, but said Kowalski didn't know. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 Off Campus followed, based on Elle Kennedy’s best-selling novel The Deal, before Disney announced The Shards, following a group of teens against the backdrop of 1980s Los Angeles. — Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026 My guess is the legal battle does not prevent the Buss Family Trust from selling. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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The brand is also marketing a banana nut muffin latte and fall bliss iced latte for fall.

— Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
Amazon also looked to capitalize on the demand for AI training by marketing MTurk as a data annotation source for its SageMaker service.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of marketing

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Momotaro Jeans incorporates up to 42 percent silk in the weft of select styles, with jeans retailing for over $700.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
The 35 mm watch comes in either platinum or a silvered 18-karat Breguet gold, retailing for $203,300 and $184,800, respectively, and joins the house’s permanent collection.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 June 2026

Definition of retailing

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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

Definition of distributing

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Land exchanges are common elsewhere in the federal government, but exchanging National Park Service land for private development access is unusual, NOTUS reported, citing a former park service official.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
First, the Huskies mixed it up with some marching band members on the practice field outside of Huskie Stadium, jumping in on a routine and exchanging fight songs, with the players chanting, clapping and pumping their fists during their version.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of exchanging

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In fact, the team’s estimate for the film’s end budget, after merchandising costs and fees, is essentially the same as one first-season episode of a half-hour comedy on a streaming network.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026
The president has also profited from merchandising deals and high-dollar political and official events at his properties, significantly increasing his net worth since returning to power.

— Bill Barrow, Fortune, 17 July 2026