silent auctions

noun

plural of silent auction
as in auctions

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  1. auctions
  2. sales
  3. transactions
  4. negotiations
Noun
  • Yet auctions, Surprise Sets and live card breaks continue to put real dollars on uncertain outcomes.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Through a randomized process, the Mackinac Bridge Authority proivides tower tour certificates to 25 nonprofit organizations, and each organization recipient then raffles or auctions off the certificates, according to the MBA's website.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of auctions
Noun
  • Don’t miss out on Labor Day sales on practical and polished Clarks shoes at Amazon right now.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Companies often wait until a sales conversation to discuss competitors.
    — Jehan Lalkaka, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of sales
Noun
  • Teams could still make adjustments on other days for injuries, trades and some other transactions.
    — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Two men accused of armed robberies during Facebook Marketplace transactions were arrested in Fort Worth, police said.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of transactions
Noun
  • The man locked himself inside, leading to hours of negotiations from officers trying to persuade him to surrender, police said.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Those negotiations failed, and the federal government had to step in with its own.
    — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of negotiations
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“Silent auctions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silent%20auctions. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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