wheeling
noun
wheel·ing
ˈ(h)wē-liŋ 
1
: the act or process of one that wheels
2
: the condition of a road relative to passage on wheels
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There's a lot more wheeling and dealing behind the scenes, and outside of the million, winning the car is the biggest prize.
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EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Anthopoulos pulled off all his wheeling and dealing in the 2018-19-20-21 seasons, by acquiring all of these guys: Kevin Gausman, Brad Brach, Adam Duvall (twice), Darren O’Day, Jonny Venters, Mark Melancon, Shane Greene, Chris Martin, Joc Pederson, Stephen Vogt, Orlando Arcia and Jorge Soler.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
Earhart and Putnam needed the cash, and Putnam did some wheeling and dealing to find a buyer, soon turning a record-setting aircraft into a cultural relic.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2025
The Senate still has to go through the rest of the appropriations process, which undoubtedly will include more wheeling and dealing and maybe at least a few social media posts from who knows who.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Anthopoulos pulled off all his wheeling and dealing in the 2018-19-20-21 seasons, by acquiring all of these guys: Kevin Gausman, Brad Brach, Adam Duvall (twice), Darren O’Day, Jonny Venters, Mark Melancon, Shane Greene, Chris Martin, Joc Pederson, Stephen Vogt, Orlando Arcia and Jorge Soler.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
Earhart and Putnam needed the cash, and Putnam did some wheeling and dealing to find a buyer, soon turning a record-setting aircraft into a cultural relic.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2025
The Senate still has to go through the rest of the appropriations process, which undoubtedly will include more wheeling and dealing and maybe at least a few social media posts from who knows who.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wheeling
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“Wheeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wheeling. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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Wheeling
geographical name
Whee·ling
ˈ(h)wē-liŋ
1
village in northeastern Illinois north-northeast of Chicago population 37,648
2
city on the Ohio River in northern West Virginia population 28,486
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