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Recent Examples of silent auction
The event will include appetizers, entrée and dessert samplings, raffles, gift baskets, silent auctions and door prizes.
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Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
The event features a chili-tasting contest, where participants vote for the best, along with music, a raffle, silent auction and a cash bar.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
The festive evening, which includes cuisine from Arthur’s, an open bar and a silent auction, begins at 5 p.m. March 30 at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St. in Orlando.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
Bids for the benefit’s silent auction items, including one-of-a-kind donations from music stars, can be submitted on the Music Will website.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
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Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
The event features a chili-tasting contest, where participants vote for the best, along with music, a raffle, silent auction and a cash bar.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
The festive evening, which includes cuisine from Arthur’s, an open bar and a silent auction, begins at 5 p.m. March 30 at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St. in Orlando.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
Bids for the benefit’s silent auction items, including one-of-a-kind donations from music stars, can be submitted on the Music Will website.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silent auction
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The once-booming contemporary sector was hit hard, with sales at auction dropping by 36% to $1.4 billion, their lowest level since 2018.—
Kabir Jhala,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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That apartment, where Lagerfeld reportedly spent about 13 years until his death in 2019, sold at auction in 2024 for 10 million euros.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Last weekend, Minecraft Movie from Warner Bros and Legendary opened in China in first place, with ticket sales of $14.5 million, which makes up just over 10% of the film’s $144M international box office takings.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Under the most recent trade agreements, China committed to releasing 34 foreign films per year under revenue-share terms, with overseas studios permitted to a 25 percent share of ticket sales.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Pick 12 Dallas Wings The Wings netted this pick from Phoenix in the four-team Sabally/Thomas transaction.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Instead of handing off the transaction, brands retain customer data, measure full-funnel performance, and deliver a consistent shopping experience.—
Jamie Gutfreund,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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So that’s all going to go ahead anyway, while these other negotiations on actually having a ceasefire are going on, presumably in parallel.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2025
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But even in those negotiations, the Ukrainians felt that the Russians were not being serious and hadn’t sent high-level people.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Silent auction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silent%20auction. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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