as in commerce
the buying and selling of goods especially on a large scale and between different places
they contributed money to an environmental group that works to end the traffic of endangered animals
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as in to trade
to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property
arrested him for trafficking in drugs
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Recent Examples of traffic
Alex Vasquez, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The conflict has had a major impact on traffic through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, which allow entry into the Suez Canal.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Fortier trafficked the victims throughout New England, New York and New Jersey, according to officials.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Using social media posting and advertising to drive traffic to your new website is a low-cost way to start building the audience needed to expand.
—Alex Vasquez, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The conflict has had a major impact on traffic through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, which allow entry into the Suez Canal.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
On Thursday, the Cook County state’s attorney’s office approved felony charges of one count each of promoting prostitution, trafficking for labor/recruits, trafficking for labor/benefits and involuntary solitude causing financial harm.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Fortier trafficked the victims throughout New England, New York and New Jersey, according to officials.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traffic
Noun
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The plan empowers Lt. Gov. David Toland, as commerce secretary, to negotiate deals directly with the Chiefs and Royals.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Heat assert Pena hasn’t used the marks at issue in commerce, a required step under trademark law.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Robert Taylor, the Finnish Inter Miami winger, was traded to Austin FC on Wednesday for up to $750,000 in General Allocation Money, both teams announced.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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According to trading data volume from the TSE, foreign investors traded 20 billion shares on the main prime market between April 7-11, while local individuals traded 10 billion.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2025
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Apple was issued with a €500 million ($571 million) fine over its App Store, with the commission saying the company must freely offer alternative app marketplaces to users and app developers.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2025
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According to Salesforce’s November 2024 Consumer Sentiment Survey, 37% of those not buying from Chinese marketplaces cited payment security concerns as their primary reason for hesitation.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The conquest of Taiwan would also deal a huge blow to Chinese soft power.—
RANA MITTER,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Edwin is the complete opposite of any of that and really not dealing very well with the wilderness aspect of everything well.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Traffic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traffic. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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