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
Some might suggest that peddling ideas of heroic viticulture is akin to marketing gamesmanship, that the consumer is forced to foot the bill for wines produced too far from the tenets of entrepreneurship and economies of scale.
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Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
But Musk has gone even further, peddling some of the Republican’s most inflammatory claims.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
The rest are unsolicited advertisements or vendors peddling their solutions.
—Morey Haber, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Ink found greater success in Denver, peddling caffeine to workers in the city’s office districts.
—Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2024
Another $5 million or so came from peddling NFTs.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
In January, a cybersecurity firm found hackers peddling malware-as-a-service tools on Telegram, often using Telegram bots, letting scammers get started for less than $250.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 7 Oct. 2024
But experts say there's little evidence many of the services have clinical benefits and warn the demand for care could provide a potential harbor for unqualified or under-qualified clinicians peddling dangerous or untested treatments.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024
While promoting vaccine skepticism and decrying lockdown measures, personalities like Rogan have entertained a bevy of other junk ideas about health, often peddling their own questionable products.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 26 Sep. 2024
Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
But Musk has gone even further, peddling some of the Republican’s most inflammatory claims.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
The rest are unsolicited advertisements or vendors peddling their solutions.
—Morey Haber, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Ink found greater success in Denver, peddling caffeine to workers in the city’s office districts.
—Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2024
Another $5 million or so came from peddling NFTs.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
In January, a cybersecurity firm found hackers peddling malware-as-a-service tools on Telegram, often using Telegram bots, letting scammers get started for less than $250.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 7 Oct. 2024
But experts say there's little evidence many of the services have clinical benefits and warn the demand for care could provide a potential harbor for unqualified or under-qualified clinicians peddling dangerous or untested treatments.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024
While promoting vaccine skepticism and decrying lockdown measures, personalities like Rogan have entertained a bevy of other junk ideas about health, often peddling their own questionable products.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Peddling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddling. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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