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also pedlar
as in vendor
one who sells things outdoors
the peddler on the street corner selling baseball caps
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Recent Examples of peddler
Those who benefit will be the peddlers of lies and provable garbage, on everything from the efficacy of vaccines to the reality of climate change to the basic fact of who won the 2020 election.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
Some of the biggest peddlers of drone hokum have been elected officials.
—Noah Shachtman, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
The two men’s paths had first crossed in Detroit, where Fard Muhammad was a street peddler of silk goods who also preached a self-help faith.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
Tourists were wandering around the stalls along Canal Street, where Chinese peddlers and recent immigrants from Africa were selling the same fake Louis Vuitton and Gucci products.
—Rong Xiaoqing, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
Some of the biggest peddlers of drone hokum have been elected officials.
—Noah Shachtman, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
The two men’s paths had first crossed in Detroit, where Fard Muhammad was a street peddler of silk goods who also preached a self-help faith.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
Tourists were wandering around the stalls along Canal Street, where Chinese peddlers and recent immigrants from Africa were selling the same fake Louis Vuitton and Gucci products.
—Rong Xiaoqing, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddler
Noun
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At Pier 60, sunsets are celebrated every evening with a festival that brings out vendors and street performers.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The high hosted 36 vendors at its career fair on Wednesday, the Desert Sun reported.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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In 2017, following an overwhelming number of complaints from visitors and storekeepers about vulgar language and intimidation tactics, the city had to once again enforce an ordinance to keep the hawkers in separate areas.—
Richard Grant,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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Japanese businessman Yoshihiko Tano, who visits Singapore often to catch up with friends, said that while hotels are costly, eating out is cheap, thanks to the many hawker centers where a meal and drink can be purchased for less than SG$10.—
Kevin Lim,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Eisenhower's carrier strike group protected merchant vessels and allied warships under fire in a vital Red Sea corridor that leads to the Suez Canal.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Mar. 2025
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In World War I, Russia cooperated with the British Royal Navy to limit German merchant activity in the Baltic Sea and Turkish trade and military reach in the Black Sea.—
Colin Flint,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2025
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With a business model that relies on third-party sellers, Temu is also working with Eurofins Consumer Product Testing to undertake product certification tests as part of its seller onboarding process.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Apr. 2025
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During a Monday news briefing, Oakman alleged that Brown, Jackson and a third person had gone to purchase narcotics with the intent to rob the seller.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2025
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Yet religious hucksters continue to draw crowds, always preying on the vulnerable.—
Lynne Silva-Breen,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The biggest takeaway from the dinner, however, is that they have been married nine and a half years, right before the ten-year mark when everything in California becomes joint property and Dorit would get half no matter what her huckster of a husband says.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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How the stock market has changed since Election Day The downturn since mid-February is in stark contrast to the 4.5% run-up in the S&P 500 following Trump's election when traders predicted his administration would usher in more business-friendly policies.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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Gold, a traditional safe haven asset, is up around 15% so far this year as traders and central banks buy it to hedge against economic and geopolitical uncertainties.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Peddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddler. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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