SELLS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

sells

verb

present tense third-person singular of sell

as in retails

to offer for sale to the public used to sell groceries in a small neighborhood market

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Recent Examples of sells The Fathom is Ford’s bet that a cheaper electric truck sells where an expensive one didn’t. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026 Anthropic’s enterprise focus differs from that of its chief rival, OpenAI, which primarily sells to average consumers through subscriptions and ads on free versions of ChatGPT. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 Local News International offers memberships and sells ads (Harry’s, the direct-to-consumer shaving-products company, is a sponsor). — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026 Apple sells a lot of devices, so even a low failure rate could see a flood of reports on social media. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026 Each year, Fanatics Commerce manufactures more than 45 million items and sells them to customers in more than 180 countries. — Ian Thomas, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026 Instead of waiting up to 30, 60 and sometimes even 90 days for customers to pay outstanding invoices, a company sells those invoices to a factoring provider. — Andrew Coon, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Ultra sells nicotine-free pouches that reach up to 180 mg caffeine per pouch, among the highest potency levels in the category. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 Penalties for businesses If a business sells or offers to sell a product that is not in the directory, the consequences can be severe. — Ana Santos Rutschman, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sells

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The assortment, which retails for $35-$175, is available at Pacsun stores and online.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Compare that to the NestWorks C500 milling machine, which retails for $6,000 and is compact enough to sit on a desktop, shaping titanium and stainless steel to within a third of the width of a human hair.

— Joe Mullich, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of retails

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Revlon also markets the formula as waterproof, transfer-proof and smudge-proof, with claims of up to three days of wear on eyebrows.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
Keith Smith runs the Surgery Center of Oklahoma, which markets transparent pricing and cash payment.

— Alex Rosenblat — CalMatters, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of markets

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Michael Bekesha, who represents the plaintiffs, says the Evanston program distributes funds based on race without specific harm identification.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Nguyen responded by starting POPS Worldwide, an entertainment company which produces, licenses, distributes, and monetizes digital content across platforms like YouTube and Facebook.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026