SOLD Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

sold

verb

Definition of sold

past tense of sell

as in marketed

to offer for sale to the public used to sell groceries in a small neighborhood market

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Recent Examples of sold The Yellow Affair has also sold Árru to international territories including Angel Distribution (Denmark), Bíó Paradís (Iceland), Filmwelt (Germany, Austria), Fivia (Ex-Yugoslavia), Otaku Mtü (Baltics), Palace (Australia / New Zealand). — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026 Tatcha’s top three stock keeping units today include its $74 Dewy Skin Cream, one jar of which is sold every 30 seconds, as well as the lightweight Water Cream and Rice Wash face wash, priced at $74 and $40, respectively. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026 There will also be menu items inspired by pop culture icons such as the Simpsons and Hello Kitty, including a strawberry cheesecake sundae topped with a chocolate bow, sold from the Studio Scoops dessert stand. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Ukraine says goods sold by the company include equipment and technical components that are used by the Russian military. — ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026 Median prices on all homes sold in Ada County were basically flat between July 2025 and July 2026, according to data from the Intermountain Multiple Listing Service, despite a 9% price hike on sales from June to July. — Mark Dee august 26, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026 Across his career, Hayes has sold over 35 million albums worldwide, and collected 14 ARIA Awards and 10 APRA songwriting awards. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2026 The company has also sold the movie to Nour Films in France, Weirdwave in Greece, A-One in the Baltics, Lev Cinemas in Israel, Bad Unicorn in Romania, Kisff Films in Ukraine, PT Falcon in Indonesia and Megacom in the former Yugoslavia. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 Investigators determined that multiple RVs may have been sold at Carson Pass RV in Lockeford without proper notification to their rightful owners and without completing the required Department of Motor Vehicles documentation. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sold

Verb

When the East Plano Islamic Center proposed a 400-acre development north of Dallas anchored by a mosque, an Islamic school and homes marketed to Muslim families, the response wasn’t ordinary zoning review.

— Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
The drug, marketed as Bixlenvo, is aimed at patients whose virus is already under control but who remain on complicated treatment regimens.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of marketed

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In 2017, the watch retailed for between $2,350 and $2,520, and requires dedicated searching on watch sites.

— Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
The boots, which originally retailed for $248 each, sold out quickly upon their initial December ’23 release and have gone on to fetch premium prices on the resale market.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of retailed

Verb

This story was originally published by InvestigateWest and distributed through a partnership with the Associated Press.

— Rachel Spacek, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
History shows that trade imbalances of this scale almost always end painfully—and that the pain of the adjustment is not distributed evenly.

— MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026