silent auction

noun

Definition of silent auctionnext
as in auction

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Recent Examples of silent auction The event includes on-course contests, raffle opportunities and a post-tournament gathering along with a silent auction. — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2026 Afterward, a dinner is held, and a silent auction serves as a fundraiser. — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2026 The fundraiser for the Compass Community Center, which serves Palm Beach County, will include dancing, live entertainment, immersive speakeasy-style performances, a silent auction, VIP Awards, cocktail reception, light bites and more. — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2026 The event features a silent auction, a three-course dinner and live entertainment. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for silent auction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for silent auction
  1. auction
  2. sale
  3. transaction
  4. negotiation
Noun
  • There’ll still be animal exhibitions and a junior livestock auction, too, along with pony and camel rides and a petting zoo.
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The sale, which was met with decent demand, follows the Treasury Department’s 10-year auction a day earlier that drew the highest financing cost at that tenor since 2007.
    — Greg Ritchie, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of auction
Noun
  • While sedan sales continue to flag globally, premium SUVs remain resilient.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Within the last week, two club sales highlight the differences between MLB and the NBA.
    — Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of sale
Noun
  • OpenRouter sits in the transaction path between a developer and the model answering the request.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Some 2,661 job-years are indirectly estimated to be at stake as a result of the transaction.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of transaction
Noun
  • All eyes now turn towards negotiations between Iran and Oman expected to resolve how ships cross Hormuz.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • That claim was rebuffed by Iran, as negotiations with Tehran to open the crucial appear to have been stalled.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of negotiation

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“Silent auction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silent%20auction. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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