SOLD Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

sold

verb

Definition of sold

past tense of sell

as in marketed

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

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Recent Examples of sold The Dania Beach headquarters campus that once served as the nerve center of now-defunct Spirit Airlines has been sold to a Boston hedge fund that served as the stalking horse bidder in a bankruptcy court auction. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026 Those tickets were sold at a 7-Eleven in Dedham and at Cumberland Farms stores in Attleboro and Granby. — Mike Toole, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Two additional tickets sold in California and Maryland matched all five white balls and won $1 million each, according to Powerball. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 To fulfill the order, buy raw materials and meet strict production milestones, the founder must sink a meaningful portion of their remaining cash runway directly into the cost of goods sold (COGS). — Chris Hale, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The Dallergut Dream Department Store books lead the charts in Korea, and have sold around 2 million copies in over 20 territories worldwide. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026 The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold for the second time in a year, going to businessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for a record-breaking price. — Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 That decision permanently strips the owner of future growth, dividends, voting rights and control over when the stock is sold. — Mark Lewyn, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026 Goode charts the exploitation and mistreatment of reptiles that are illegally sold and sometimes endangered through intricate, decades-old smuggling operations that have often, but not always, escaped detection at airports. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

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One of the worst ways that asset protection is marketed is that creditors will see asset protection planning and run away.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Four out of five, or 80% of foods marketed to children between 6 months and 36 months are ultraprocessed, according to a study published in July.

— Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

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Rising adoption of rooftop and distributed solar systems in South Africa is reducing national grid demand, squeezing utilities’ revenues and prompting interest in diversification.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Produced by Roth’s independent label The Horror Section, Ice Cream Man is being distributed by Iconic Releasing and playing at 1,700 domestic locations.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026