sell

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Recent Examples of sell Kier's discovery appears to be part of a set, with similar plates selling online in different colors. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025 The Oscars is not just a TV event for the company working to sell the commercials that support it. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025 The company has for years sold a subscription called Reddit Gold that includes an ad-free scrolling experience for users among its offerings. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025 Madigan sold himself in his testimony as a nonconfrontational consensus builder, not the ruthless boss portrayed by prosecutors. Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sell
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sell
Verb
  • How does a brand use weather to market more effectively?
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Spiteful buys plain aluminum cans and applies an array of colorful cartoon labels during the packaging process to market its portfolio.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • According to Lyons Magnus, the recalled products were distributed primarily to long-term care facilities and were not available for retail.
    Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The winery distributed 1,800 bottles of 18-year brandy and 900 bottles of 25-year brandy to the Midwestern epicenter of brandy.
    Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Many were Nigel Sylvester x Air Jordan 4s, which won’t be available to the public until March 14 and are expected to retail at $225 per pair, the complaint states.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Sellers on eBay are charging $25 to $40 for something that retailed for around $9.
    Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Ken Kremer, a merchandising manager, said his brother has walked home from work for the past month because his car needed repairs.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Jennifer Lucchese is the vice president of merchandising hair care at Sephora.
    Sam Escobar, Allure, 13 Dec. 2024

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“Sell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sell. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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