silent auction
Americannoun
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Attendees will enjoy a drinks reception and dinner seated amid the museum's artefacts -- including in the Duveen Gallery which houses the disputed Parthenon Marbles -- with a silent auction running through the evening.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2025
Sane held a silent auction to raise funds for its work in honour of Windsor.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2024
The goal is to raise $250,000 through sponsorships, donations, ticket sales and a silent auction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
It was still the mix-and-mingle stage of the afternoon, with attendees greeting one another and making bids on silent auction items.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2022
They swarm around my framed art, hovering at the wall like bees, making bids for the silent auction and walking away, then coming back again to see if anyone else has made a bid.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
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