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peddling

[ped-ling] / ˈpɛd lɪŋ /
NOUN
traffic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
business commerce communication industry trade truck
STRONG
barter closeness communion connection custom dealing dealings doings exchange familiarity interchange intercourse intimacy patronage relations relationship soliciting transactions
WEAK
merchantry
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unemployment
STRONG
antagonism disagreement

Example Sentences

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This was illustrated in a recent CNN interview with former tradwives — women who actually stayed at home and submitted to their husbands, not the ones peddling this fantasy on social media for cash.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

He formally charged Gomez with embezzlement, influence peddling, corruption in business dealings and misappropriation of funds, the ruling added.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

They are facing nine and five charges respectively, including terrorism, espionage, and influence peddling.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

It’s difficult to know just how much online personalities have earned from peddling Epstein-related rumors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Not long afterward, the onetime insurance salesman opened a business in downtown Fairfax, peddling bona fide policies.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann