peddled; peddling
ˈped-liŋ 
ˈpe-dᵊl-iŋ
1
: to travel about with wares for sale
2
: to be busy with trifles : piddle
1
2
: to deal out or seek to disseminate
peddling personal advice—
G. F. Kennan
G. F. Kennan3
: to offer or promote as valuable
peddled snake oils and miracle lotions
Examples of peddle in a Sentence
They peddled fruits and vegetables out of their truck on the side of the road.
He peddled his idea for a new movie to every executive in Hollywood.
The mayor's aides tried to peddle his innocence to reporters.
Recent Examples on the Web
The voting tech company Smartmatic has entered into a settlement with the right-wing news outlet One America News to resolve its lawsuit against the network for peddling lies about the 2020 election, according to a new statement from the company.
—Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2024
An election result can be disputed, and Sponsored Truths can be peddled, but in the long run financial markets don’t lie.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
In addition to the Newsmax case, Smartmatic is also suing Fox News, the fringe far-right cable channel OAN and Trump allies like Rudy Giuliani and Mike Lindell, who peddled the same election lies.
—Marshall Cohen, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
In the early days of the pandemic, President Donald Trump mishandled the crisis and peddled misinformation about COVID.
—George Makari, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2024
Greene’s a high-profile proponent of the lie that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump, and has previously peddled wild conspiracy theories, like QAnon, as well as suggesting that the 9/11 attack was a hoax and that Jewish space lasers are responsible for wildfires.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
Still, the film does offer a glimmer of something different from the silliness it’s been peddling.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2024
MyPillow's Mike Lindell is peddling an election machine 'security' device.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson shouldn’t be allowed to peddle that same kind of soft power again at the end of this season.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2024
An election result can be disputed, and Sponsored Truths can be peddled, but in the long run financial markets don’t lie.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
In addition to the Newsmax case, Smartmatic is also suing Fox News, the fringe far-right cable channel OAN and Trump allies like Rudy Giuliani and Mike Lindell, who peddled the same election lies.
—Marshall Cohen, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
In the early days of the pandemic, President Donald Trump mishandled the crisis and peddled misinformation about COVID.
—George Makari, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2024
Greene’s a high-profile proponent of the lie that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump, and has previously peddled wild conspiracy theories, like QAnon, as well as suggesting that the 9/11 attack was a hoax and that Jewish space lasers are responsible for wildfires.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
Still, the film does offer a glimmer of something different from the silliness it’s been peddling.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2024
MyPillow's Mike Lindell is peddling an election machine 'security' device.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson shouldn’t be allowed to peddle that same kind of soft power again at the end of this season.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Peddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peddle. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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peddle
verb
ped·dle
ˈped-ᵊl
peddled; peddling
-liŋ
-ᵊl-iŋ
1
: to travel about especially from house to house with goods for sale
2
: to sell from place to place usually in small quantities
3
: to present (something) in a manner that is intended to convince others of its value
peddled her opinion to her friends
peddler
noun
also pedlar
ˈped-lər
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