auctioning

present participle of auction

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for auctioning
Verb
  • The pair quietly got married in May 2024, before exchanging vows again that October.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The pics come shortly after the duo were spotted that same day exchanging some PDA onboard in photos obtained by Page Six.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Talk to your manager or a colleague about swapping roles temporarily to gain a fresh perspective.
    Britney Porter, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • What is progress, after all, if not swapping error for a timeless truth?
    Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Bottom line For home sellers, 2025 is looking good with many homes commanding higher prices and selling quickly.
    Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Nordstroms have been able to improve Rack by placing a greater focus on better brands at the off-pricer, including some of the better-selling labels that can found at the Nordstrom full-price department stores.
    David Moin, WWD, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The new rules will also impact businesses transacting with SMEs.
    Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Except that buyers and sellers alike increasingly disdain transacting with and selling for cash.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • For some bargaining units, like the California Association of State Attorneys and Administrative Law Judges, the change came less than a month after the union started bargaining a new contract with the state.
    William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2025
  • As Philadelphia systematically destroyed Kansas City on Sunday, Eagles fans were no doubt too … ebullient to pay much attention to the ads, while Chiefs supporters no doubt spent the commercial breaks bargaining with God or dousing themselves with Arthur Bryant‘s Barbecue Sauce for luck.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The two players have been negotiating deals with Cincinnati to keep them with the organization for years to come.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The company and the union began negotiating their first contract about a year ago, following management voluntarily recognizing the union in fall 2023.
    Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Auctioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auctioning. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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